Public rating system for nursing homes 'worth studying': MOH

A public rating system for nursing homes in Singapore is worth looking into, but any such framework must be tailored to Singapore's healthcare context, said Dr Raymond Chua, the Ministry of Health's (MOH) deputy director-general of health regulation. During the podcast, Prof Andy Ho, provost's chair in psychology at NTU, pointed to systems in countries such as the United States and Australia, where government-run portals publish nursing home performance on measures including safety, staffing levels, quality of care and residents' experiences.

 

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