The bulk of the money will go into transforming community and and home-based eldercare services to support ageing-in-place.
These initiatives include the setting up of integrated day facilities, developing ensuite social home-based care, greater support for caregivers and families, as well as ramping up of Seniors Activity Centres.
The ministry will be working with the Ministry of Health to develop integrated day facilities to provide basic day care for elderly who require more support.
Elderly who need help at home, such as personal hygiene, housekeeping and laundry, can look forward to receiving the necessary home services from a single trained care staff in their homes.
By 2016, the ministry hopes to benefit up to 4,000 elderly, or more than twice the number of users today.
As for caregiver support, the ministry said that they are working with the Centre for Enabled Living (CEL) to enhance caregiver training programmes.
Together with Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society and Touh Community Services as well as NTUC Eldercare, up to 10,000 caregivers are expected to be trained this year.
The number of Senior Activity Centres (SACs) are set to increase from the current 41 to 58 by 2016.
Of these, MCYS will also introduce 16 "Anchor SACs" and resource them with additional funding and social work capabilities.
This is expected to benefit some 39,000 elderly.
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