Severe Disability Assessment
Patients or family members who are applying for the following may contact any of the Our Family Clinics for a Severe Disability Assessment.
Interim Disability Assistance Programme for the Elderly (IDAPE)
Eldershield with private insurer eg. Income, Great Eastern, Aviva
Only be performed by doctors who are accredited by Ministry of Health
Choose between 2 options for the assessment:
Scheduling an appointment at the clinic ($100 nett)
Scheduling a Housecall ($250 nett) in which our doctor will visit and perform the severe disability assessment at your house / nursing home.
You may book appointment directly for your visit.
If the patient is assessed to be severely disabled, the full assessment fee will be reimbursed to you by government/ insurance company with the first payout.
Requires Assistance with Activities of Daily Living
In order to qualify for payout, patient has to be unable to perform three or more of the six Activities of Daily Living (ADL), as certified by an MOH-accredited severe disability assessor. The six activities are:
You may refer to more information from the above AIC website
Available Clinics
Severe Disability Assessment service is available in most of our clinics including: Our West Coast Family Clinic, Our Woodleigh Family Clinic, and Our Yishun Family Clinic.