Over the years, we are privileged for our work to be recognized, and to share them with local and international audience. Moving forward, our lodge seeks to further impart the knowledge gathered, and offer training and consultancy services to contribute to the development of the dementia care sector in Singapore and worldwide.

• Presentations at Conferences
• Guides and Toolkits
• Papers published

Presentations at Conferences

Poster Presentation
Year	Title	Staff	Conference
2024	Evaluating the Impact of a Farm-to-Table Program on Persons with Dementia in a Singaporean Long Term Care Facility	Nicholas Wong Cheong Zi Gi Soh Mee Choo	International Dementia Conference 2024
2024	Improving Long Term Care Dementia Residents’ Dining Experience: Evaluating Impact of ‘Joy-in-Dining’ Activity	Ng Zhen Yee Huang Rui Jia Grace Wong Nicholas Wong Soh Mee Choo	Alzheimer’s Disease International Conference 2024
2024	Evaluating Impact of Mindful Immersive Nature Therapy (MINT) Pilot Amongst Persons with Dementia in Long Term Care	Diana Goh Sarah Tang Nicholas Wong Cheong Zi Gi Soh Mee Choo	Alzheimer’s Disease International Conference 2024
2022	Living Well with Advanced Dementia Through Namaste Care	Tay Shi Ying Hana Concepcion Gay Shi Fang Soh Mee Choo	International Dementia Conference: Brave New World
2022	Smart Albert: A Technology-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program for Persons Living with Dementia	Tay Shi Ying Juanna Marie Gay Shi Fang Soh Mee Choo	International Dementia Conference: Brave New World
2022	A Longitudinal Study of Namaste Care in a Residential Care Facility in Singapore: Benefits for Persons Living with Advanced Dementia	Tay Shi Ying Hana Concepcion Gay Shi Fang Soh Mee Choo	35th Global Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International
2022	Reminiscence with Soundscapes for Persons Living with Dementia: Participants with Limited Verbal Speech Benefit from Group Sessions	Tay Shi Ying Hana Concepcion Gay Shi Fang Soh Mee Choo	35th Global Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International
2020	My Morning Venture: Benefits of innovative integrated physical, social and cognitive stimulation in-community programme for Elderly with Dementia in Long-term Residential Care	Lim Jingyi Kheh YiJun	ADI Virtual Conference 2020
2020	PCC Nursing: A Game Changer in Dementia Care	Debbie May Amata Juanna Marie Balajadia	ADI Conference 2020
2020	My Heart Time: Benefits of Group Music Therapy for Elderly with Dementia	Dean Neo Lynn Koh	ADI Conference 2020
2020	Ability Centred Care (ACC) Model: A Case Illustration for Implementing Rich Tasks for Persons with Dementia	Gay Shi Fang Soh Mee Choo Eileen Yong Elain Koh (ADA) Ko Hwan Jing (ADA)	ADI Conference 2020
2020	The effects of strength training program on muscle strength and balance in elderly with dementia at long-term residential care	Lim Jing Yi Krystalyn Almazan	ADI Conference 2020
2018	Integrated Care Planning for People with Dementia	Jiang Weiting Leslie Lau Soh Mee Choo	Global Conference on Integrated Care
2018	Transforming Care for People with Dementia: interRAI as an Enabler	Jiang Weiting Chng Jiayun Melison See	Global Conference on Integrated Care
2017	Work as Therapy for People with Dementia : Well-being and Implication in Residential Care Setting	Petrina Goh Yinglin Soh Mee Choo	32th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International
2017	How Person-centred are we? An approach to enhancing person-centred care practice in an assisted living unit for People with dementia	Petrina Goh Yinglin Soh Mee Choo	32th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International
2017	2nd runner-up for Innovative Work- Work as Therapy for People with Dementia	Petrina Goh Yinglin Siti Binti Arsat Kimo Ong Siew Kuan	Innovating Care Conference Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia

 

Oral Presentation
Year	Title	Staff	Conference
2020	Therapy Through Work (TTW) for People with Young Onset & Early Stage (YES) Dementia: A Model of Community Care	Dian Karnina Sion Teng Tau Yong Soh Mee Choo Fung Rui Min	ADI Conference 2020
2018	From Strangers to Friends: Benefits of Intergenerational Bonding Programme for Preschoolers and Elderly with Dementia	Chng Jiayun Siti Binti Arsat Kimo Ong Siew Kuan	33rd International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International
2018	The Music That I Love and Remember: Personalized Music with Intergeneration Initiative and the Affective Impact on Elderly with Dementia	Rachael Ho Eric Hu Zheng Zhong Melison See	33rd International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International
2018	From Strangers to Friends: Benefits of Intergenerational Bonding Programme for Preschoolers and Elderly with Dementia	Chng Jiayun Siti Binti Arsat Kimo Ong Siew Kuan	Winner of Community Care Excellence Awards 2018

 

Contributions to Research Article
Year	Title	Link
2023	Evaluating Impact of Mindful Immersive Nature Therapy (MINT) Pilot Among Nursing Home Residents	Read the full manuscript here: link
2021	Person-Centred Care Transformation in a Nursing Home for Residents with Dementia in partnership with Khoo Teck Puat Hospital	Read the full text here: link

Guides and Toolkits

1. Evidence-Based Practices

Title	Brief Description	Contributing Staff
Guide Book for Care Assessors - interRAI Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) Suite	In-house guidebook for assessors, peer reviewers and trainers on conduct of and use of assessments	Ho Wan Yeng With valuable inputs from Faezah Shaikh Kadir Senior Manager Home & Community Care Division AIC
A Guidebook for Dementia Care Mapping at Apex Harmony Lodge	In-house guide for DCM Co-ordinators and mappers on process of DCM assessment in the Lodge, report writing and use of DCM to improve care practice	Chan Weixin Melison See Petrina Goh Yinglin Ng Jue Ann With valuable inputs from Carol Fusek DCM Trainer ADA Singapore
PCC Implementation User Guide  Read the preview here	A User Guide for implementing Person-Centred Care in Singapore's residential care setting	Multiple Staffs from AHL, GERI and NUS SDE

 

2. Care Planning

Title	Brief Description	Contributing Staff
Care Plan Toolkit	Comprehensive toolkit for healthcare workers to plan and implement Living Well Plan [LWP] with Person-centred outcomes for Persons with Dementia based on a strengths-based, multi-disciplinary and partnership approach	Jiang Weiting Leslie Lau Soh Mee Choo

 

3. Facilitation Guides

Title	Brief Description	Contributing Staff
Facilitation Guide for Therapy Through Work	In-house guide for planning and implementation of TTW activities through understanding of Work as a medium of PCC, systems and processes, and expected outcomes.	Petrina Goh Yinglin
Ability Centred Care Guide for Person with Dementia	In-house guide for AL team on signature activities, guiding principles and model, expected outcomes and discoveries to guide development of activities for AL residents.	Petrina Goh Yinglin Chris Tan Huang Tat