[POP Collect 2025] Ling Ling Time
Care Continuum
Workforce Transformation
POP Collect
Agency for Integrated Care - Intermediate and Long Term Care
3 June 2025
To create a neighborhood-based support network where seniors become active agents in promoting well-being rather than. The program has proven effective in strengthening neighborhood connections and improving access to health and social care resources.
Year Submitted: 2025
Published Date: 03 June 2025
Tags: Care Continuum, Preventive Care, Community Health, Intermediate and Long Term Care ＆ Community Care, Social Care, Workforce Transformation, Informal Workforce Transformation, Community Engagement, Volunteer
About this Content
Aims
To create a neighborhood-based support network where seniors become active agents in promoting well-being rather than passive service recipients.
Background
Ling Ling Time is a community-building program rooted in the Chinese concept of '守望相助' (watching out for one another), aiming to transform fragmented community segments into an interconnected ecosystem.
Methods
The program uses a Coffee Shop Engagement Model, outreach strategies, and program structures to engage seniors in familiar, non-clinical settings, overcoming institutional barriers.
Results
Nearly 1,000 unique seniors have participated, demonstrating significant community penetration and acceptance. The program has validated its core model and established successful partnerships with community venues.
Conclusion
The program has proven effective in strengthening neighborhood connections and improving access to health and social care resources. It is now positioned for systematic expansion.
Lessons Learnt
Challenges included engaging isolated seniors and men who typically underutilize services. Success factors involved creating pathways from informal gatherings to structured programs.
Keywords
community, seniors, engagement, neighborhood, social care
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | Agency for Integrated Care - Intermediate and Long Term Care |
Organization(s) Involved | Methodist Welfare Services |
Platform(s) | POP Collect |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Community Care, Allied Health |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Geriatric Medicine |
Project Lead(s) | Prescillia Lee |
Project Member(s) | Et al. |
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Prescillia Lee - prescillialee@mws.sg