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Long term care
Find out how MediSave can be used to pay for long-term care in Singapore.
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Stay in approved inpatient hospice palliative care services (IHPCS)
Up to S$250 per day for general palliative care, and up to $350 per day for specialised palliative care
Day Rehabilitation at approved day rehabilitation centres
Up to $25 per rehabilitative service per day for day rehabilitation charges, subject to a maximum of $1,500 a year.
Day rehab services includes occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech therapy.
Home palliative and day hospice care
For adult day hospice and home palliative care patients, there will not be any withdrawal limit if the bill is paid using the patient's own MediSave account. However, a lifetime withdrawal limit of $2,500 per patient for day hospice and home palliative care will apply for (i) adult patients who tap on their family member’s MediSave, and (ii) paediatric patients (regardless of whether they use their own or their family member’s MediSave).
MediSave Care
Severely disabled Singapore Residents aged 30 and above will be able to withdraw up to $200 per patient per month for their long-term care needs, either from their own and/or spouses account. The withdrawal quantum depends on the MediSave balance at the point of monthly withdrawal, as given below.
Monthly withdrawal quantum
MediSave balance | Monthly withdrawal quantum |
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$20,000 | $200 |
$15,000 and above | $150 |
$10,000 and above | $100 |
$5,000 and above | $50 |
Below $15,000 | NIL |
Find out more about MediSave care.
MediSave500/700 and Flexi-MediSave for MOH-subvented home medical and home nursing (HM/HN) providers
Homebound patients receiving care from MOH-subvented HM/HN providers from 1 October 2023 may tap on MediSave500/700 and Flexi-MediSave for treatments received at home. You may refer to section 3 on the range of services covered by each limit.