Between 2025 and 2026, 4S supported 665 welfare home residents alongside 993 clients through its eldercare and active ageing centres at Eunos Crescent. The organisation focuses on personalized rehabilitation, guiding individuals from institutional care into independent living environments with tailored training in budgeting, navigation, and digital skills. Furthermore, the agency leverages clients' personal histories, such as re-engaging a visually impaired former musician with a donated guitar, to restore a meaningful sense of identity. By collaborating with corporate partners, government agencies, and volunteers, 4S successfully bridges the gap between institutional support and community…
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Tailored casework helps residents gain practical capabilities like bill management and bu…: Tailored casework helps residents gain practical capabilities like bill management and budgeting to support independent rental housing transitions.
A person-centred care strategy actively taps into personal passions to improve the mental…: A person-centred care strategy actively taps into personal passions to improve the mental and emotional well-being of seniors.
Comprehensive community networks and corporate collaborations remain essential for succes…: Comprehensive community networks and corporate collaborations remain essential for successfully reintegrating vulnerable individuals into wider society.
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As 4S marks its 30th anniversary, two care recipients show how personalised support, community partnerships and opportunities to contribute can help people take greater charge of their lives.
When Ms Rose* first arrived at Thuja Home – a welfare home run by social service organisation 4S – even remembering to take her daily medication was a challenge.
Facing financial difficulties and family violence, she had no job or family support and little confidence in herself.
Over seven years at the home, Ms Rose progressed from taking her medication under staff supervision to managing her own schedule, with occasional staff check-ins over WhatsApp. Today, she handles her own health needs independently in the rental flat she shares with her friend, Ms Lilac*, whom she met at Thuja Home.
Their transition from welfare home residents to living independently in the community reflects 4S’ philosophy of person-centred care, which tailors support to each care recipient’s circumstances, needs and aspirations.
“Person-centred care understands the person as a whole – their strengths, relationships, interests and aspirations – and creates the conditions for them to continue…
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