Sree Narayana Mission (Singapore) is a leading Social Service Agency (SSA), established in 1948 as a registered society and with Institution of Public Character (IPC) Status. Established in 1948, SNM has touched the lives of thousands of needy families and individuals, regardless of race, language or religion. SNM provides services for the elderly through the SNM Nursing Home in Yishun, two Senior Care Centres (SCCs) and community outreach programmes. The SNM Nursing Home provides residential nursing care for 224 elderly residents, primarily those in need of advanced nursing care. The two SCCs - one in Yishun and the other in Woodlands - with a total capacity of 85, provide non-residential care and assistance to clients who need social intervention. The centres provide a safe environment for clients to engage in meaningful activities. Programmes ensure that clients are physically and mentally engaged through interaction, therapy and cognitive exercises. These include, programmes such as:
Share-A-Pot: collaborative project with KTPH that aims to provide active and healthy lifestyle amongst seniors in the community
Lend -A- Hand: A support programme for single-parent households, providing monthly disbursements of household items and groceries for our beneficiaries. Free Health Screening: First launched in 2013, the annual health Screening, providing participants with free screening for a variety of medical issues and conditions. SNM also runs healthcare programmes such as Care Giver Training, Mobile Community Health Centre and Dementia Go-to-Point, etc. Being a Dementia Go-To Point, SNM NH supports the Dementia Friendly Singapore as
1) An Information Hub – where the community can access information easily to find out more about Dementia and care for Dementia or forms of assistance that is needed to support Person with Dementia (e.g. Day Care Placement etc)
2) A Resource Training Centre – where caregiver / foreign domestic workers can register to learn how to care and manage their loved ones with Dementia under the Care Giver Training Grant.
3) A Safe Return – where members of the public can bring confused and lost Person with Dementia found wandering aimlessly to SNM NH so that we can assist to facilitate their safe return to the family members. During the period of assist the confused and lost Person with Dementia, SNM NH Team will provide care and support to the PWD until they return home to their loved ones.
