SPD Therapy Hub
The SPD Therapy Hub started from an awareness of the growing need for step down rehabilitation and community-based therapy services in Singapore.
Having begun operations from January 2005, the SPD Therapy Hub is piloted and developed jointly between the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) and the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), with support from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports.
What is the Therapy Hub?
The SPD Therapy Hub is a provider of rehabilitation services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy for VWOs serving children with special needs, the elderly and the disabled. The SPD Therapy Hub recruits, supervises and manages a pool of qualified therapists to provide these services to the clients/residents at day rehabilitation centres, day care centres, elderly nursing homes, special schools, early intervention programmes and any other service provision setting for people with disabilities and/or the elderly. The therapists are assigned on a contractual basis to VWOs interested in engaging quality rehab services for their clients/residents.
What are the benefits of engaging the services of the SPD Therapy Hub?
The SPD Therapy Hub employs highly qualified therapists who are recognised through their membership with the Singapore Physiotherapy Association (SPA), Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists (SAOT) and Speech Language and Hearing Association Singapore (SHAS). These therapists provide high quality, outcome based services for your all patients.
Recruitment, training and development of therapists is the responsibility of the SPD Therapy Hub. This programme provides supervision, feedback, and support to the therapists which helps to further develop, motivate and nurture them. As our high standard is maintained and quality staff retained, centres which engaging services can be assured of consistent, excellent service from our pool of therapists for their clients.
The SPD Therapy Hub is a cost effective approach to providing quality rehabilitation services for your residents/clients. Our comprehensive service includes direct patient care, complete documentation of services, development of individualised care plans, regular reviews and updates of care plans, and professional supervision of therapy staff.
Interruptions in the provision of therapy caused by therapists going on extended leave will be minimised by the provision of replacement therapists, ensuring continuity of care and services provided by qualified therapists.
Services Offered:
- Full-time or part-time Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy services.
- Programme development (eg an Occupational Therapy-based activity programme or a Physiotherapy-based maintenance exercise programme)
- Staff Training: Training of nursing assistants or healthcare/therapy assistants in patient care skills (eg transfer training, bed mobility, positioning)
- Clinical supervision and consultation
- Community talks on rehab-related topics (ie Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Low Back Pain, Pain Management, Exercise for the Elderly etc.)
What some organisations have to say about the SPD Therapy Hub
SPD is a well-run organisation supported by a team of experienced professionals. East Coast Medicare Centre is truly delighted to engage the services of SPD as it give us a sense of professionalism in the areas of rehabilitation service, but most importantly it assures us that our inpatients are receiving the proper Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy support.
Working in tandem with SPD had enhanced our vision to become a more effective step down care facility and also to give us the confidence to provide continuous quality care to our inpatients”.
−Melvin Tan, Administrator, East Coast Medicare Centre
The sessions provided by (SPD's Therapy Hub staff) are well received by our elderly… We are hopeful that together we will be able to keep our elders functionally well for a longer time”.
−T. Devi, Staff Nurse, Hong Kah North Day Care Centre for the Elderly
Let the SPD Therapy Hub help meet your needs for high quality, cost effective rehab services
Please complete the SPD Referral Form and e-mail it to us at information@spd.org.sg, or fax at 6323 7008, or mail it to:
SPD Therapy Hub Society for the Physically Disabled 2 Peng Nguan Street SPD Ability Centre Singapore 168955For more enquiries or to schedule a meeting to further discuss the needs of your organisation, please contact:
- Ms Debbie Chow 6579 0759 Debbie_CHOW@spd.org.sg