NEW YORK: Plans for a $15 million nursing home in Changi have been aborted after it failed to secure government subsidies.
The project sought to test a different model of care for dementia patients by replacing the usual six- to eight-bed hospital ward layout common in nursing homes with single or twin rooms with en suite toilets. Such a design is meant to create a home-like environment and provide the residents with more privacy, autonomy and well- being.