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Stoma Care
1-to-1 training at home |
Who should attend
Caregivers (Family members or Foreign Domestic Workers) who need to acquire basic knowledge and skills to care for their loved ones with stomas
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Course overview
This course will equip Caregivers with the basic and essential knowledge and skills to manage stomas in the home setting. It will cover the need for stomas, the importance of proper care for the stoma as well as addressing any complications appropriately.
The course will have both the theory and practical session covered to ensure that Caregiver is fully competent at the end of the course.
Learning outcome
- Caregiver will be able to learn and apply relevant skills & knowledge on stoma care in the home setting.
- Caregiver will be able to alert the right channel for help when stoma care becomes unmanageable in the home setting.
Course duration
- 2 hours
Mode(s) of training
- Home based
- One to One training
- Classes can be conducted in English, Malay.
Venue
This course is conducted at the care recipient’s home.
| Course Outline |
| Topic 1: Stoma |
| Definition of a Stoma |
| Need for a stoma |
| Importance of Stoma Care |
| Types of Stoma (e.g. colostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy, etc.) |
| Topic 2: Stoma Care (Part 1) |
| Colostomy / Ileostomy / Urostomy Care |
| Draining stoma bags |
| Changing stoma bags |
| Caring for the surrounding skin |
| Special Considerations |
| Recording and Reporting |
| Topic 3: Stoma Care (Part 2) |
| Tracheostomy Care |
| Tracheostomy Suctioning |
| Changing the inner cannula of a tracheostomy |
| Cleaning the tracheostomy tube |
| Caring for the surrounding stoma site |
| Special Considerations |
| Recording and reporting |
| Topic 4: Importance of Nutrition |
| Topic 5: Handling complications |
| Detecting signs and symptoms of complications |
| Recording and reporting complications accurately |
| Allaying your own anxiety when a complication arises |
About the trainer
The training will be done by certified professional nursing staff who have relevant experience in caring for the elderly both in the hospital and home setting.These trainers also have experience in handling tracheostomy and stoma patients.
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Pricing
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Course fee Before AIC Grant |
S150 |
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Course fee
After AIC Grant |
S$10** |
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Approved
for CTG |
Yes |
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Approved
for HCG |
Yes |
*Course fees shown are final and are inclusive of any additional costs.
**Subject to eligibility and the remaining amount of the care recipient’s CTG which is capped at $200 a year.
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Funding
Caregivers Training Grant (CTG)
The Caregivers Training Grant (CTG) provides families and Caregivers with a subsidy when they apply for training to care for the care recipient at home.
The CTG allows Caregivers to tap on a $200 annual subsidy to attend CTG-approved training courses. This grant is administered by the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC).
The amount of $200 is allocated to each care recipient every financial year (starting from Apr to Mar the following year).
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Care Recipient's Nationality
The care recipient must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident. |
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Complete Training
The Caregiver must complete the training course and receive a certificate of attendance if there is one. |
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Care Recipient's Age and Needs
The care recipient must be aged 65 and older, OR have a disability as assessed by a doctor. |
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Relationship
The Caregiver must be the person in charge of caring for the recipient (this can include family members and foreign domestic workers) |
Home Caregiving Grant (HCG)
The HCG is a $200 monthly cash payout given to patients who have at least permanent moderate disability, i.e. always require some assistance to perform 3 or more Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
Each patient is eligible for only 1 HCG, regardless of the number of caregivers the patient has.
You can use the payout to defray caregiving expenses, such as the costs of eldercare and caregiver support services in the community, or hiring of a Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW).
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Household Means Test
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Require Permanent Assistance with ADLs
- Always require some assistance with at least 3 of the 6 Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Feeding, Bathing, Toileting, Dressing, Mobility, Transferring |
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Citizenship
- Singapore citizen; or - Permanent resident (with a parent, child or spouse who is a Singapore Citizen). |
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Lives in Singapore |
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Not in a residential long-term care institution (e.g. nursing home) |
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