When it comes to dementia, are we focusing on the disease but neglecting the person? Medication should not be the only treatment for dementia, which is incurable and robs people of their dignity.

And what does the pandemic mean for dementia care and programmes?

Ong Soh Chin explores different ways to care for persons with dementia, as well as the challenges faced by caregivers. Her guests are physician Dr Chen Shiling and Johnson Soh, who uses music therapy and virtual tea dances to draw out the people behind the illness.

Find out more about dementia and caregiving support:
SanCare Asia organises programmes to help seniors live a better quality of life.
IPS Exchange Series: Leaving Well: End-of-Life Policies in Singapore

About our guests:

Dr Chen Shiling

Physician

Dr Chen Shiling is a physician who is currently working with Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Tsao Foundation Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) in providing care for persons with dementia and their families.

Dr Chen is also the Head of Hua Mei Intellectual Disability Service – HEALTH FOR ME, an initiative by Tsao Foundation to cater to the healthcare needs of ageing persons with intellectual disability and their ageing caregivers.

She is the founder of “Happee Hearts Movement”, which advocates and provides for the medical needs of adults with intellectual disability.

Dr Chen is currently a member of the Management Committee of Alzheimer's Disease Association (ADA) and chairs in their Programmes and Services Sub-Committee. She is also a member of the Residential and Community-based Care Services Committee in Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) and serves on their Healthcare Working Group. Dr Chen is also a member of the AWWA Programmes and Services Committee and serves on the board of Mamre Oaks Ltd, a centre for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She is also an appointed member of the Adult Protection Team (APT), Ministry of Social and Family Development. 

 

Johnson Soh

Founder/owner of SanCare Asia

Johnson’s career has spanned over nearly three decades in the music and media industries, helming various management positions at Warner Music, Universal Music, Ericsson Telecommunications and Gibson Brands.

He is also the founder and owner of SanCare Asia – Asia’s first and only eldercare service company offering person-centred programmes based on reminiscence music. With a combination of extensive research and deep music repertoire knowledge, Johnson created SanCare Asia’s proprietary personalised music playlist programme, Strike a Note, which is customised so every client can connect with their loved ones and environment.

More recently, he rolled out a music and movement programme, Return to The Tea Dance©, which is based on the silent disco concept. The programme, which is suitable for seniors across all abilities, has been adopted by multiple senior care facilities across the country and was also nominated as a finalist in the 2020 Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards in the ‘Best Dementia Program’ category.

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On Diversity is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Deputy Director Ong Soh Chin chats with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.

More from On Diversity:
Episode 1: The Cancelled and the Woke with Lydia Lim, journalist with SPH and poet and writer Theophilus Kwek
Episode 3: What is Multiculturalism? with Low Sze Wee, CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and singer-songwriter Jamiel Said

When it comes to dementia, are we focusing on the disease but neglecting the person? Medication should not be the only treatment for dementia, which is incurable and robs people of their dignity.
And what does the pandemic mean for dementia care and programmes?
Ong Soh Chin explores different ways to care for persons with dementia, as well as the challenges faced by caregivers. Her guests are physician Dr Chen Shiling and Johnson Soh, who uses music therapy and virtual tea dances to draw out the people behind the illness.
Find out more about dementia and caregiving support:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sancareasia/">SanCare Asia</a> organises programmes to help seniors live a better quality of life.</li>
<li><a href="https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/default-source/ips/ips-exchange-series_no-13_leaving-well-end-of-life-polices-in-singapore_web.pdf">IPS Exchange Series: Leaving Well: End-of-Life Policies in Singapore</a></li>
</ul>
About our guests:
Dr Chen Shiling
Physician
Dr Chen Shiling is a physician who is currently working with Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Tsao Foundation Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) in providing care for persons with dementia and their families.
Dr Chen is also the Head of Hua Mei Intellectual Disability Service &ndash; HEALTH FOR ME, an initiative by Tsao Foundation to cater to the healthcare needs of ageing persons with intellectual disability and their ageing caregivers.
She is the founder of &ldquo;Happee Hearts Movement&rdquo;, which advocates and provides for the medical needs of adults with intellectual disability.
Dr Chen is currently a member of the Management Committee of Alzheimer's Disease Association (ADA) and chairs in their Programmes and Services Sub-Committee. She is also a member of the Residential and Community-based Care Services Committee in Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) and serves on their Healthcare Working Group. Dr Chen is also a member of the AWWA Programmes and Services Committee and serves on the board of Mamre Oaks Ltd, a centre for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She is also an appointed member of the Adult Protection Team (APT), Ministry of Social and Family Development.&nbsp;
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Johnson Soh
Founder/owner of SanCare Asia
Johnson&rsquo;s career has spanned over nearly three decades in the music and media industries, helming various management positions at Warner Music, Universal Music, Ericsson Telecommunications and Gibson Brands.
He is also the founder and owner of SanCare Asia &ndash; Asia&rsquo;s first and only eldercare service company offering person-centred programmes based on reminiscence music. With a combination of extensive research and deep music repertoire knowledge, Johnson created SanCare Asia&rsquo;s proprietary personalised music playlist programme, Strike a Note, which is customised so every client can connect with their loved ones and environment.
More recently, he rolled out a music and movement programme, Return to The Tea Dance&copy;, which is based on the silent disco concept. The programme, which is suitable for seniors across all abilities, has been adopted by multiple senior care facilities across the country and was also nominated as a finalist in the 2020 Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards in the &lsquo;Best Dementia Program&rsquo; category.
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On Diversity is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS&rsquo; Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Deputy Director Ong Soh Chin chats with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.
More from On Diversity:
<ul>
<li>Episode 1: The Cancelled and the Woke with Lydia Lim, journalist with SPH and poet and writer Theophilus Kwek</li>
<li>Episode 3: What is Multiculturalism? with Low Sze Wee, CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and singer-songwriter Jamiel Said</li>
</ul>

"On Diversity" is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme.

In each episode, IPS Associate Director Liang Kaixin will chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.

On Diversity features new episodes every week.

"On Diversity" is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme.
In each episode, IPS Associate Director Liang Kaixin will chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.
On Diversity features new episodes every week.

IPS On Diversity Podcast

"On Diversity" is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Associate Director Liang Kaixin will chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. On Diversity features new episodes every week.

"On Diversity" is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Associate Director Liang Kaixin will chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. On Diversity features new episodes every week.

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