Diabetes Care Support and Management in Singapore

Depending on your individual health profile, your doctor may recommend a personalised diabetes treatment plan. This treatment plan may include a combination of medication, weight management and lifestyle changes.

If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, there are some lifestyle changes you can make to take care of your health and reduce your risk of complications:

• Do not smoke
• Manage your stress and mental wellbeing
• Have a healthy diet that’s low in fat
• Exercise regularly
• Go for regular physical and eye check-ups
• Take care of your teeth and gum health
• Practise proper foot care and hygiene
• Stay up-to-date with your vaccinations
• Drink in moderation

In-home diabetes care support allows individuals with diabetes to receive holistic care in the comfort of home.

Homage’s trained Care Professionals can assist with the following activities:

• Personal hygiene, includes showering, toileting, diaper changing and dressing
• Mobility support, includes manual or assisted transfers to facilitate movement around the home and reduce fall-risk
• Companionship to interact through activities and conversations to keep loneliness at bay
• Staying active, includes home and outdoor exercises
• Medication reminders for prompt medication consumption
• Medication administration, such as insulin injections
• Meal preparation, purchase of takeaway or cooking meals suitable for the care recipient’s diet
• Medical escorts to doctor’s appointment and medication collection
• Light housekeeping, includes keeping the care recipient’s room spick and span, washing the care recipient’s dishes
• Simple nursing care, includes tube feeding and suctioning
• Complex nursing procedures, includes wound and stoma care
• Home physiotherapy, occupational and speech therapy

Everyone’s care needs are unique. Reach out to our Care Advisors at 6100 0055 to learn more about how our Care Pros can support your loved one with diabetes.

We have interim to longer-term cancer care packages with varying care durations so that you and your loved one can find a care package which best fits your needs and preferences.

Diabetes care packages can also help save up to 20% for multiple sessions. Reach out to our Care Advisors at 6100 0055 for more details. Reach out to our Care Advisors at 6100 0055 for more details.

Yes, you can apply for financial subsidy to defray the cost of home care services for your elderly loved ones. Here is a list of Financial Assistance Schemes in Singapore, such as the Home Caregiving Grant, CareShield Life, and Interim Disability Assistance Programme for the Elderly (IDAPE) that might be helpful for you.

We aim to assign a suitable Care Pro for your requested visit within 2-3 days. For urgent bookings made 1-2 days before the visit date, we will try our best to match you with a Care Pro as soon as possible.

Homage’s nurses are enrolled or registered nurses with a valid Practising Certificate with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) and have at least 1 year of ward experience.

Homage’s caregivers go through training, which includes emergency response, CPR & Basic Cardiac Life Support.

Homage’s physiotherapists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists are certified with the Ministry of Health’s Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC). They specialise in diverse areas and bring with them a wealth of care experiences.

All Homage Care Pros are local and come from different walks of life, each with unique specialisations and care experiences. But they all have one common trait – a passion and dedication to delivering quality nursing care to families and care recipients.

The duration of a Homage cancer care visit starts from just one hour, depending on the family’s preferences and your loved one’s needs.

We currently provide 24-hour cancer care services but not live-in caregiving.

For our 24-hour cancer care service, two Homage Care Professionals will be scheduled for the home visits. Care will be split into 12-hour shifts to support you and your loved one round-the-clock each day.