Oasis@Outram
Next-generation day hospice at Outram Community Hospital
Features include an open bar and a "spalon"
Has served around 400 patients in its first 2 years
Use design thinking to reimagine the traditional day hospice
Two President’s Design Award-winning design teams worked with HCA Hospice Care, Singapore’s largest home hospice care provider, to reframe what the end-of-life stage can look like in a day hospice setting. Their anchors: Dignity, Diversity, and Development.
We shifted the conventional caregiving-centric model towards one that placed equal emphasis on fostering positive connections with the people around a patient at the end of life: Their families, caregivers, volunteers and even fellow patients.
Unique features such as an open bar, a ‘spalon’ for manicures, massages and haircuts, and community-led programmes promote positivity, personal growth, and community support at a time usually shrouded with gloom and anxiety.
Developed by President’s Design Award recipients Lekker Architects and The Care Lab, Oasis@Outram expresses design principles that are relevant not only for other day hospices, but all spaces that serve seniors.
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