Monthly Per Capita Household Income Criterion for Admission to Government-funded Nursing Homes

Gerald Giam asked the Minister for Health about the use of Monthly Per Capita Household Income as a criterion for admission to Government-funded nursing homes, including rejection statistics and the possibility of increasing the income ceiling.
Ong Ye Kung clarified that Government-funded nursing homes do not base admissions on Monthly Per Capita Household Income, admitting patients based on care needs and bed availability instead.
The debate highlighted a discrepancy between the perceived role of income criteria and the stated admission policy of Government-funded nursing homes.

Gerald Giam asked the Minister for Health about the use of Monthly Per Capita Household Income as a criterion for admission to Government-funded nursing homes, including rejection statistics and the possibility of increasing the income ceiling.
Ong Ye Kung clarified that Government-funded nursing homes do not base admissions on Monthly Per Capita Household Income, admitting patients based on care needs and bed availability instead.
The debate highlighted a discrepancy between the perceived role of income criteria and the stated admission policy of Government-funded nursing homes.

Gerald Giam asked the Minister for Health about the use of Monthly Per Capita Household Income as a criterion for admission to Government-funded nursing homes, including rejection statistics and the possibility of increasing the income ceiling.
Ong Ye Kung clarified that Government-funded nursing homes do not base admissions on Monthly Per Capita Household Income, admitting patients based on care needs and bed availability instead.
The debate highlighted a discrepancy between the perceived role of income criteria and the stated admission policy of Government-funded nursing homes.

Gerald Giam asked the Minister for Health about the use of Monthly Per Capita Household Income as a criterion for admission to Government-funded nursing homes, including rejection statistics and the possibility of increasing the income ceiling.
Ong Ye Kung clarified that Government-funded nursing homes do not base admissions on Monthly Per Capita Household Income, admitting patients based on care needs and bed availability instead.
The debate highlighted a discrepancy between the perceived role of income criteria and the stated admission policy of Government-funded nursing homes.

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