AUDITS OF NURSING HOMES

Parliament of Singapore · 18 October 2010

Official Report, 18 October 2010, Vol 87, Issue 9 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Assoc. Prof. Fatimah Lateef asked the Minister for Health (a) if there are regular audits conducted to assess the performance of nursing homes; and (b) if there is a current recommendation for the ratio of patients to nursing staff and what is the compliance rate.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: My Ministry conducts regular audits on all nursing homes licensed under the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act. Their licences are subject to renewal every two years. They will have to comply with all the audit requirements before their licence can be renewed.

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One audit requirement is that the nursing home must meet the minimum "care staff to patient ratio". The ratio will vary in accordance with the medical profile and hence the needs of the patients. For the majority of patients in our nursing homes, the ratio is for one care staff to between two to four patients.

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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 18 October 2010. Republished on SGParliament.