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Holland-Bukit Panjang's 'wellness heartland' plans: Nursing home, active ageing centres
The Straits Times
|April 06, 2025
Holland-Bukit Panjang is planning to be Singapore's first "wellness heartland" by providing facilities for a rapidly ageing population.
These include a new nursing home and active ageing centre to be located next to Greenridge Shopping Centre and jointly operated by St Luke's Eldercare and New Life Community Services.
This new centre, which is expected to open in 2027, will be one of five to open in the neighbourhood, with another one of these to be located above the Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre and Market in Bukit Panjang Ring Road.
The Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council announced its plans for the next five years on April 5 via an exhibition at Block 259 Bukit Panjang Ring Road.
The town council oversees Bukit Panjang SMC and Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, which covers the Bukit Timah, Cashew, Ulu Pandan and Zhenghua wards.
Bukit Panjang MP Liang Eng Hwa, who is chairman of the town council, said the new active ageing centres will benefit both seniors and their caregivers. "Having these activity centres also help support the families, (providing) the peace of mind that we have all these facilities there to take care of your aged parents."
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