PELANGI VILLAGE RESIDENTS
Parliament of Singapore · 26 August 2008
Official Report, 26 August 2008, Vol 84, Issue 18 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
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PELANGI VILLAGE RESIDENTS: **
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Mr Siew Kum Hong asked the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports for each of the past five years (a) what was the resident population at Pelangi Village; (b) how many new residents entered Pelangi Village; (c) how many residents left Pelangi Village; and (d) what was the average length of stay in Pelangi Village for each resident.
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: In the last five years, the number of residents in Pelangi Village has been stable, ranging from 1123 in 2003 to 1092 in 2007.
On average, about 100 new cases are admitted into Pelangi Village each year.
On average, about 110 residents are discharged from Pelangi Village each year.
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The average length of stay for able, non-psychiatric residents is three years. Psychiatric residents, however, stay for 10 years on average. This is because most either do not have families or are rejected by their families, do not hold stable jobs, or need assisted living care.
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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 26 August 2008. Republished on SGParliament.