Admission Criteria

The applicant will be assessed for suitability based on the following:

• Must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Household income per capita of $2,800 or less
• Applicant’s residential status and savings
• For the elderly who is medically unfit, wheelchair or bed-bound
• Applicant’s level of care must fall within category 3 and 4 of Ministry of Health's (MOH) Resident Assessment Form, and require a high dependency level of nursing care
• Applicant has no close relative(s) or caregiver(s) to support or care for him/her
• Applicant must not have suicidal or violent tendencies

Lions Home is allowed to accommodate up to 10% of non-subsidised cases (i.e. applicants who do not meet MOH’s criteria for qualifying for subsidies)

The criteria for admission for non-subsidised cases are as follows:

• Must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Applicant has medical condition(s) requiring nursing care
• Applicant with psychological and psychiatric illnesses must not have suicidal or violent tendencies

For more information on admission, please contact our Public and Social Welfare Department at pubaf@lionshome.org.sg.