SINGAPORE – With a rapidly ageing population in Singapore, more people are being given the opportunity to die in the comfort of their homes.
To help them do so, home palliative care capacity will be increased to 3,600 by end-2025, up by 50 per cent from the current 2,400.
“By then, we would have almost doubled the home palliative care capacity from the point of announcing the new measures,” said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung at the official opening of Tan Tock Seng Hospital Integrated Care Hub on March 19.
When the National Strategy for Palliative Care was launched in July 2023, home palliative capacity was around 2,000 patients. This number is expected to increase to 2,800 by the end of 2024.
Inpatient and day hospice capacities are also expected to rise by around 15 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively, by 2025. This translates to a total capacity of about 300 inpatient beds and 140 day hospice places.
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