[POP Collect 2025] The Breakfasts for Caregivers Project
Care Continuum
Workforce Transformation
POP Collect
Agency for Integrated Care - Intermediate and Long Term Care
3 June 2025
The project aims to provide caregivers with warm breakfasts to support them during times of need, especially when they are. The project successfully supports caregivers and demonstrates the organization's commitment to volunteerism and holistic care.
Year Submitted: 2025
Published Date: 03 June 2025
Tags: Care Continuum, End-Of-Life Care, Hospice Care, Workforce Transformation, Informal Workforce Transformation, Volunteer, Caregiver
About this Content
Aims
The project aims to provide caregivers with warm breakfasts to support them during times of need, especially when they are reluctant to leave their loved ones' side.
Background
As part of holistic palliative care for patients with advanced diseases, caregivers often compromise their own self-care to be present with their loved ones. This initiative is part of Dover Park Hospice's commitment to caring for patients' families.
Methods
Staff volunteers from various departments are rostered to procure and deliver breakfasts to caregivers before starting their work. The Nursing Team provides information on the number of breakfasts needed.
Results
Caregivers are grateful for the breakfasts, which provide sustenance and warmth. The organization has received encouraging feedback and plans to continue the project internally.
Conclusion
The project successfully supports caregivers and demonstrates the organization's commitment to volunteerism and holistic care.
Lessons Learnt
The initiative highlights the importance of volunteerism within the organization and the positive impact on staff volunteers' sense of meaning in their roles.
Keywords
Caregivers, Palliative Care, Volunteerism, Breakfasts
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | Agency for Integrated Care - Intermediate and Long Term Care |
Organization(s) Involved | Dover Park Hospice |
Platform(s) | POP Collect |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Nursing |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Palliative Medicine |
Project Lead(s) | Tok Shou Wee |
Project Member(s) | Et al. |
Connect with this contributor!
Tok Shou Wee - Shouwee_tok@doverpark.sg
Project Attachment
187_DPH_PoPCollect_The_Breakfasts for_Caregivers_Project.pdf