KWSH-CTI was recognized by Google on 24 September 2024, for achieving the ‘AI Trailblazers Transformation Award 2024’ by Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), part of Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) for its Training and Elderly Screening project. Gen AI has demonstrated its exceptional proficiency in solving complex learning challenges by utilizing cutting-edge technology to provide unparalleled insights from masses of data. This capability has enhanced our InterRAI training processes, bringing the possibilities of Generative AI to our learners from the Community Care sector.
Best in Asia Pacific 
! Honoured to announce that KWSH is a winner
at the 12th Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards 2024 as part of the prestigious annual World Ageing Festival hosted by @Ageing Asia at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre from 6 to 10 May.
! Honoured to announce that KWSH is a winner at the 12th Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards 2024 as part of the prestigious annual World Ageing Festival hosted by @Ageing Asia at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre from 6 to 10 May.The Community Care Associate Training Programme offered by our Community Training Institute was named the Innovation of the Year in the Caregiver Model category that recognises the best caregiver model that demonstrates talent development, training and manpower support for the eldercare sector. KWSH had come out tops against strong competition not just from Singapore but the whole of Asia Pacific as the other four finalists also featured organisations from Australia, Hong Kong and Japan.
It’s a wonderful recognition of our commitment to enhancing eldercare services. Looking forward to more partnerships and continuing our journey towards making a positive impact to the lives of seniors!
Our Community Training Institute (CTI) is happy to be partnering NParks and Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists (SAOT) to deliver a workshop on horticulture for fellow community care organisations, such as NTUC Health and SPD . Adopting a ‘train-the-trainer’ approach, the two-day workshop introduces therapeutic gardening-related activities to participants and encourages them to tap into its wealth of benefits for seniors.
During the inaugural workshop held in December last year, our participants delved into the practical aspects of gardening, learning about various plants, their needs, and how to care for them. With their new skills and knowledge, participants can then put in place fresh horticultural activities at their respective institutions, which will be useful when engaging seniors under their care.
The next round will be coming up in April, and we hope to benefit more of our community care counterparts and seniors!
KWSH has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Temasek Polytechnic (TP) on 30 Jan to further our commitment to fostering skills-building, learning, innovation, and advancement between the organisations in our efforts to strengthen the community care sector. Two other organisations that were invited to the event and signed MOUs with TP were Lions Befrienders and Allkin Singapore (previously known as AMKFSC).
Through the strategic partnership with TP, KWSH will be supporting students enrolled in the Diploma in Social Sciences in Gerontology course by offering practical learning, as well as internship opportunities as part of the community-based nursing support and basic gerontological counselling modules.
KWSH CEO Dr Mok Ying Jang shared, “We are very happy to be able to play a part in grooming the prospective care professionals. We are confident that this collaboration will provide invaluable hands-on experience for their future careers and accelerate their learning journey.”
Attachment opportunities at the Hospital will also be extended to TP staff for their professional and personal development. Leveraging on each organisation’s expertise in joint research projects, this collaborative effort will enable us to unlock new opportunities and pioneer innovative solutions that will address the challenges of the community care sector.
This partnership is the latest addition to the Hospital’s extensive strategic collaborations with educational institutions, which includes the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Republic Polytechnic (RP), Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and many other organisations.
[Photo 2]: Executive Director, Nursing Home / Director of Clinical Services, Dr Richard Tan (second from left), was a panelist during a fruitful discussion on eldercare
