Geriatric consultation services:

• Comprehensive evaluation and management of memory/ cognitive complaints
• Geriatric syndromes (impaired cognition, functional decline, falls, incontinence, sleep problems)
• Home visits (for non-ambulatory patients)
• Functional screening in older adults
• Advance care planning
• Medical assessment for eligibility for Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme (Pioneer DAS), FDW levy concession for persons with disability (PWD) administered under Agency for Integrated Care
• Caregiver training *NEW*
• Preventive Program *NEW*

Dr Chong works closely with multidisciplinary team partners (nursing professionals, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, speech therapists, other medical healthcare professionals, dentists and community partners) at the Geriatric Practice to coordinate and deliver holistic care to older adults and their caregivers.

We also provide holistic home care services to manage older adults at home - to prevent hospitalisations, manage acute conditions (such as infections, pain) at home avoiding hospitalisations for older persons who prefer the home setting, provide end-of-life and comfort care to support older adults and their caregivers in the home setting.

Consultation hours:

9am – 5:30pm (Mondays- Fridays)

9am -1pm (Saturdays)

We are presently able to provide ambulatory clinic services by appointment only.

Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

What to expect:

For the initial visit, please bring all your medications (including name, dosage, frequency) and all previous medical records, lab investigations and scans (where appropriate).

Please come with your caregiver/ informant (knowledgeable about your condition).

Please try to come 10 minutes before appointment time (if you do not have any assessments or investigations) so that your anthropometric measurements may be taken when you are fully rested.

After examination, the geriatrician may order relevant investigations for evaluation to best manage your condition.

Cognitive assessment

• For the initial cognitive assessment, our nurse would carry out some assessments and interview your caregiver. The geriatrician will then do a detailed history-taking, examination and necessary investigations will be ordered.
• For the first follow-up visit after cognitive assessment, the geriatrician will update you and your caregiver about your condition and manage them accordingly.
• For annual follow-up visits, our nurse would carry out assessments and interview your caregiver before geriatrician consultation.

Geriatric consultation

• The geriatrician will conduct a detailed geriatric assessment. Please come with your caregiver or a reliable informant.

Functional screening

Please come in comfortable clothes and shoes.

Advance Care Planning

We will mail to your preferred address reading materials for you and your loved ones to read before the appointment. Please do take the time to read through these documents. Come on time for the appointment with your loved ones, in particular your surrogate medical decision maker/s, for a meaningful discussion.