SINGAPORE: Going out for trips to Haw Par Villa or Little India were long the norm for patients of HCA Hospice Care. But with COVID-19 "circuit breaker" restrictions in place, Polly Lim needed to use a little more imagination if she wanted to keep her patients' spirits up. After hearing some of them complain about not being able to go out, she thought – if they cannot venture out, why not bring the world in? Ms Lim decided to organise a retro-themed party because the patients often reminisce about the past. So on Apr 17, the hospice's day care team took them on an "excursion" to the past. Old-school printouts of bus tickets were issued, which the patients used to enter the day care centre. The place was decorated with black-and-white posters of celebrities from the 30s and 40s. Employees put up a show on the seven steps of hand washing, performed to the tune of Saturday Night Fever. A few patients later joined them on the dance floor. Lunch was dim sum – served to them in pushcarts. The rest of the afternoon was spent lounging in an area that had been converted into a "beauty parlour". The hospice team gave them manicures, foot spas, facial, and a shave for the men…. Read full this story
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