Average Number of Referrals Made by Silver Generation Office to Healthcare and Social Service Providers

Ms Anthea Ong asked the Minister for Health (a) to date, what is the total number and average number of referrals made by the Silver Generation Office (SGO) to healthcare and social service providers; and (b) how many SGO home visits resulted in applications being filed respectively for (i) Interim Disability Assistance Scheme for the Elderly (IDAPE) (ii) Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme (PioneerDAS) (iii) Seniors' Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF) (iv) Enhancement for Active Seniors (EASE); (v) Caregivers Training Grant (CTG) (vi) Medifund (vii) ComCare and (viii) Community Health Assistance Scheme (CHAS).

Mr Gan Kim Yong: Following home visits, Silver Generation Ambassadors (SGAs) or Officers may make recommendations to seniors to apply for healthcare and social support schemes or referrals to providers of other healthcare or social services that meet the seniors' needs.

For engagements by SGAs between 1 March 2019 and 31 July 2019, the number of applications for different support schemes and referrals to other service providers subsequently are as follows. 1

Note(s) to Question No(s) 1:

1 Some of these applications may not be a direct result of the engagements as they could be initiated due to other factors subsequent to the engagement.