Home :
What we mean by Caring
- Enhancing our residents’ self image by further development of independence and individuality.
- Encouraging residents to take advantage of the opportunities available in retirement.
- Assisting residents to adjust to their new home and to enjoy the beneficial social experience of living together in a community, as distinct from the isolation and lack of support which can be a factor of living alone in private housing.
- Reducing the fears commonly associated with ageing.
- Compensating residents for their declining ability to participate fully in their environment.
Home and Community Care Program Overview
RFBI offers community care program at some of its facilities.
The aim of the the Home and Community Care Program are:
to provide a comprehensive, coordinated and integrated range of basic maintenance and support services for frail aged people, people with a disability and their carers; and,
to support these people to be more independent at home and in the community, thereby enhancing their quality of life and / or preventing their inappropriate admission to long term residential care.
RFBI OBJECTIVES
To provide varying kinds of retirement accommodation within a village environment to suit citizens' individual needs.
Such accommodation ranges from self-care units in which residents can live an independent life, to hostels where staff cater for daily needs, to care in nursing homes with professional medical facilities.
To enter into partnerships and joint ventures with communities, governments, religious, masonic and other charitable and service organisations to promote and effect community projects for retired citizens.
To grant special relief to citizens with emergency and or special needs via the Benevolent Assistance Scheme.
To make special grants and or assistance to charitable entities via the Benevolent Assistance Scheme.
To help needy aged men and women by regular monthly grants when the need is determined and approved.
TODAY "CARING" MEANS
Enhancing the residents' self image by further development of independence and individuality.
Encouraging the residents to take advantage of the opportunities available in retirement.
Assisting residents to adjust to the new social experience of living together in a community, as distinct from private house.
Compensating residents for their declining ability to freely participate in their environment.
Reducing the fears commonly associated with ageing.