Navigating the World Caring
老有所养 已达达人
NWC Longevity Practice is started by Dr Ng Wai Chong, an established community aged-care physician.
We provide aged care consultancy, training, research, and direct clinical services.
We are a member of the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE).
Before setting up his own practice, Dr Ng was Chief of Clinical Affairs at Tsao Foundation.
In his earlier years as a doctor in hospitals, Dr Ng enjoyed the clinical work in caring for frail seniors.
However, he felt that clinical work can be lacking in the holistic view of human suffering and cannot do enough to help.
Dr Ng set up NWC Longevity Practice, envisioning a world where people of all ages thrive until the very last days of their lives.
ABOUT DR NG WAI CHONG
• Veteran community aged-care physician with more than 20 years experience
• Recognised as a thought-leader in healthy ageing – from clinical work, policy development and implementation to care system design
• Consultant, advisor and trainer on long term care, dementia care, end of life care, care for frail elders and care assessment, as well as healthy and successful ageing
• Chair and member of various government committees including ElderShield Review Committee, Silver Industry Standards Committee, SPRING Singapore’s Technical Committee (Healthcare and Eldercare), Vulnerable Adults Review Board, and Board of Visitors (Office of Public Guardian)
• Clinical tutor for Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• Programme Advisory Panel member and consultant for Masters of Gerontology, Singapore University of Social Sciences
• Trainer for Council for Third Age’s (C3A) Introduction to the Geragogy Guidelines
DR NG’S AWARDS
• Minister for Health Award
• Courage Fund Healthcare Humanity Award
• Named Global Ageing Influencer by Ageing Asia
• Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) Community Care Supertasking Hero Award (Having sat on more than 20 AIC committees from 2010 – 2020)
WHAT WE WISH TO SEE
A world where people of all ages thrive until the very last days of their lives
WHAT WE DO
Longevity Consultancy –
Catalyse and facilitate the positive evolvement of the aged-care ecosystem through consultancy, training and research
Longevity Clinic –
Promote physical and mental well being through evidence-based interventions
Longevity Community –
Empower one and all to fully embrace and appreciate the growth opportunities that come with longevity by developing self- and mutual-care communities
OUR VALUES
Integrity –
To be true and honest with ourselves and others
Balanced –
Deliver on social good without compromising on financial sustainability
Empowering –
Enable care partners to take decisions with confidence, knowledge and skills
了解我们
–《医养达人NWC Longevity Practice》的创办人兼总裁是黄卫众医生
– 黄医生在社区里照顾孱弱老年人和他们的家人已有二十多年的丰富经验
– 我们是个社会企业
专业领域
– 以人为本医疗护理
– 孱弱老人医护
– 认知症人士医护
– 临终关怀
– 健康养老
– 人口健康
我们的服务
– 为各个私营企业、政府部门、国际经社发展非牟利组织等机构提供老年医养项目的：咨询，培训，和研究策划
– 登门看诊
我们的荣誉
– 黄医生于 2019 年获颁新加坡卫生部的“卫生部长奖”，和 2016 年勇气基金 “仁心奖”
– 黄医生并于 2018 年被 Aging Asia 评为 “全球老龄事业影响者”
News and Features
媒体专访 新闻动态
Launch of East Coast Silver Blueprint
At the launch of the East Coast Silver Blueprint by DPM Heng Swee Keat on 13 Sep 2020, Dr Ng Wai Chong was a panellist who commented on health and social care integration.
Read moreAfraid of growing old? Not with this doctorOriginal Source: The Straits Times
Turning point: Doctor meditates a month every yearOriginal Source: The Straits Times
A good deathOriginal Source: Business Times
Asia’s wealthy are defying taboos to invest in the business of deathOriginal Source: Bloomberg
Dr Ng Wai Chong on living with dementia (changes In behaviour)Original Source: AIC Singapore
Ask The Expert Series
医生眼中成功养老的秘诀Original Source: Monfort Care Singapore
The state of healthcareOriginal Source: CNA
Suicide in older persons: An alarmingly overlooked tragedyOriginal Source: Stay Prepared (A Temasek Foundation Initiative)
Listing on Sg Enabling GuideNWC Longevity Practice is on SG Enabling Guide
NWC Longevity Practice is now a raiSE BusinessForGoodNWC Longevity Practice is now a social enterprise
Introduction to Geragogy GuidelinesDr Ng Wai Chong lectures on Geragogy guidelines by Council for Third Age (C3A)
Senior Care in the Age of Pandemics
Speaking at Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore Online Forum, 29 Jul 2020, Dr Ng Wai Chong shares on how senior care will evolve and transform.
View videoCNA Spotlight: Dr Ng Wai Chong on the skills and support caregivers needOriginal Source: CNA
Dr Ng Wai Chong on educating seniors about COVID-19 vaccinationOriginal Source: CNA
Dr Ng Wai Chong on importance of COVID-19 vaccination for seniorsOriginal Source: The Straits Times
Dr Ng Wai Chong on elder abuse (认识虐待老年人问题世界日)Original Source: Mediacorp 8 World
More help needed for dementia caregiversOriginal Source: The Straits Times
Caring for people with dementiaOriginal Source: Brahm Centre
Caring for persons near end of lifeOriginal Source: Singapore Mindfulness Conference
Our health, our lives, our stories – Living with intellectual disability in the communityOriginal Source: Ageing Asia
Older adult vaccination in SingaporeOriginal Source: International Longevity Centre
COVID-19 and older peopleOriginal Source: Ageing Asia
What to ask when seeing our doctorsOriginal Source: Council for Third Age (C3A) e-Nuggets Series
The pandemic perks of serving the elderly in ageing SingaporeOriginal Source: The Ken
Consultancy
咨询
Consultant: Dr Ng Wai Chong, Founder and CEO, NWC Longevity Practice
Former Chief of Clinical Affairs, Tsao Foundation
AWARDS
奖项
Minister
for Health Award 2019
Ministry of Health, Singapore
Global
Ageing Influencer 2018
Ageing Asia, Singapore
Healthcare
Humanity Award 2016
The Courage Fund
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
专业领域
PERSON-CENTERED CARE
以人为本医疗护理
For persons with dementia
For community-based long term care
HEALTHY AGEING
健康养老
Bio psycho social health
Preventive health for seniors
Primary care for the frail
Community-based long-term care system
Patient-centered medical home
FRAIL CARE
孱弱老人医护
Team-managed home-based primary care
Dementia care
Advance care planning
End of life care
Elder abuse
Care management
Dr Ng Wai Chong was part of the ElderShield Review Committee that came up with CareShield Life 
Dr Ng Wai Chong – Scribe and Presenter at Salzburg Global Seminar 
Dr Ng Wai Chong at WHO Kobe, Japan
Dr Ng Wai Chong with Jane Verity, Founder and CEO, Dementia Care International, Channel NewsAsia
Dr Ng Wai Chong with Dr Samir Sinha, Channel NewsAsia 
Dr Ng Wai Chong with Eduardo Klein, HelpAge International and Dr Mary Ann Tsao (Dr Ng’s mentor), UNESCAP
Dr Ng Wai Chong with Dr Natalia Kanem, Director UNFPA, at the Green Palace, Tehran
Dr Ng Wai Chong with Dr Atul Gawande and Dr Mary Ann Tsao, Singapore
Dr Ng Wai Chong celebrating 90th birthday of Ms Marie Louis Ansak, Founder of On Lok, San Francisco. With Ms Grace Li, CEO, On Lok Healthways
Dr Ng Wai Chong hosting SGH community patient navigators 
Dr Ng Wai Chong with Asian Development Bank (ADB) colleagues from Canada, China, Mongolia and SingaporeDr Ng Wai Chong’s Past and Current WorkPOPULATION HEALTH
人口健康
interRAI
Risk screening and case finding
Comprehensive needs assessment framework
Care management system
Dementia-inclusive community
Dr Ng Wai Chong’s
Past and Current Work
黄医生的工作履历
COMMUNITY AGED-CARE CLINICIAN
社区老年科家医
Home Care Physician
Hua Mei Mobile Clinic, Tsao Foundation
(First team-managed home-based primary care service model in Singapore)
Primary Care Physician
Hua Mei Clinic, Tsao Foundation
(WHO pilot site for age-friendly primary healthcare centre toolkit development)
Primary Care Physician
Hua Mei Clinic Whampoa, ComSA@Whampoa,
Tsao Foundation
(‘Patient-centred Medical Home’ for the frail elders)
Physician
Hua Mei Dementia Care System, Tsao Foundation
(AIC-funded pilot programme
for home-based dementia intervention)
Visiting Resident Physician
Geriatric Medicine Department,
Alexandra Hospital
(Development of the transitional care service and the ACTION Team for discharge planning and ‘right siting’)
Visiting Associate Staff Physician
Dementia Clinic, Geriatric Medicine Department,
Alexandra Hospital
COMMUNITY AGED-CARE SYSTEMS AND CLINICAL PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
社区老年医养系统和临床项目的开发、运作和管理
Health Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Medical Advisor, Home Nursing Foundation
Consultant, Agency for Integrated Care (AIC)
Aged Care Expert-in-Residence, Lien Foundation
interRAI Fellow (Singapore)
Chair
COVID-19 Response Workgroup
Tsao Foundation
ComSA BPS Risk Screener development and training
Developed the first codified End of Life Care Programme within a home-based primary care model in Singapore
Developed the IngoT Electronic Medical Record System framework for Home Medical Care
Member of the original consortium
Developed “Response Plan for SARS in a Home Care Setting”
(subsequently modified and adopted in 2006 as the Home Health Care Association’s Response Plan for Avian Flu)
POLICY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES OF SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT AND NPOs
政府机构和非营利组织政策委员会
Chairman
Technical Committee (Healthcare and Eldercare)
SPRING Singapore
Member
Silver Industry Standards Committee
SPRING Singapore
Member
ElderShield Review Committee
Ministry of Health, Singapore
Member
Board of Visitors, Office of Public Guardian
Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore
Member
Vulnerable Adults Review Board
Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore
Singapore Representative
Core Team, ISO Standards,
Technical Committee 314 (Ageing Society):
Work Group 2 (Dementia Inclusive Community)
Health Specialist
Regional Technical Assistance 9111
Asian Development Bank
TEACHING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
教学和培训
Programme Advisory Panel Member and Consultant
Masters of Gerontology
Singapore University of Social Sciences
Trainer
‘Introduction to the Geragogy Guidelines’
Council for Third Age (C3A)
Course Director and Trainer
‘Community Dementia Care’
Hua Mei Training Academy, Tsao Foundation
Course Director and Trainer
‘Advance Primary Care for Homebound Elders’
Hua Mei Training Academy, Tsao Foundation
Training on Elder Abuse for Adult Protection Service
Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore
Certified Trainer, Eden Alternative®
‘Train-the-trainer course’ by Dr Al Power, Eden Spokesperson
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
学术研究和出版
‘The theoretical and empirical basis of a BioPsychoSocial (BPS) risk screener for detection of older people’s health related needs, planning of community programs, and targeted care interventions’Hildon Z, Tan C S, Shiraz F, Ng Wai Chong et al
BMC Geriatrics
December 2018, 49 (2018)
‘A Multidisciplinary Care Management Approach to Preventing and Managing Elder Abuse: The Singapore Experience’Ng Wai Chong, Lim Z Z B., Kadir M M
In: Shankardass M. (eds) International Handbook of Elder Abuse and Mistreatment. Springer, Singapore
2020
‘Primary Care for Seniors with Complex Needs’Ng Wai Chong
The Singapore Family Physician
October 2016, Vol. 42 No. 4
‘Community End-of-Life Care for Older Non-Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study’Ng Wai Chong, Wu T, Fong Y H, et al
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
September 2014, Vol. 43 No. 9
‘The interRAI-HC Method for Assigning Priority Levels (MAPLe) and Allocating Resources for Home and Community Based Care in Singapore’Ng Wai Chong, Fong Y H, et al.
International Journal of Integrated Care
December 2013, Vol. 13
‘Which older adults refuse to or dropout from participation in a trial of integrated care in Singapore and why? Insights from quantitative and qualitative data’Wu T, Ng Wai Chong, et
al.
International Journal of Integrated Care
December 2013, Vol. 13
Dr Ng Wai Chong visiting a patient
(Photo credit: Dr Samir Sinha)
Dr Ng Wai Chong visiting a patient with then Minister for Health Mr Khaw Boon Wan and Dr Mary Ann Tsao
(Photo credit: Mr Khaw Boon Wan)
Clinic
看诊
Dr Ng Wai Chong’s clinic operates using a ‘family doctor’ model, whereby the care relationship is for the long haul.
This is especially beneficial for frail seniors.
Consultations by appointment only.
First consultation by home visit.
Subsequent consultations could be online via secure video-conferencing or chat-text applications.
LANGUAGES
语言
English, Chinese, Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese
英语, 华语, 福建话, 潮州话, 广东话
‘Home care’Ministry of Health, Singapore
FEES
收费
Home visit, comprehensive assessment and medical consult
登门看诊服务
– from S$385 per visit
Video conferencing
在线看诊咨询服务
– S$75 per minimum 30-minute block
Text consultation
简讯医药咨询
– S$20 for first 5 messages (subsequent messages are charged at Doctor’s discretion)
LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY (LPA)
持久授权书
Dr Ng Wai Chong is accredited by the Public Guardian.
You can make an appointment for Dr Ng to certify your LPA.
– $150 per pax, additional person in same household will be charged at $75 per pax
APPOINTMENT
预约
Call: +65 9687 0657
Email: nwclhlt@yahoo.com
WhatsApp UsPAYMENT
支付
By PayNow
Invoice will be provided
Community
社群服务
Building a community of self and mutual care is essential to promote growth and development in older persons and their loved ones.
This also helps to enhance their physical and mental well-being.
We also build a community of partners both locally and internationally to develop an age-inclusive world.
Dr Ng Wai Chong On Living With Dementia (Changes In Behaviour)AIC Ask The Expert Series
‘Senior Care in the Age of Pandemics’Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore Online Forum, 29 Jul 2020
‘How to die a good death’Singapore Mindfulness Conference 2019
‘便是人间好时节’<老不沉重>座谈会 2015
Guided Mindfulness Meditation (In English)禅学 第一集： 禅学是心灵卫生的泉源 （绘图讲解）禅学 第二集： 在家里如何禅修？（绘图讲解)
Dr Ng Wai Chong at a discussion with Minister Chan Chun Sing and colleagues on adult protection
Dr Ng Wai Chong hosting HK social entrepreneurs (Patrick and his team) and Ken Tan (PulseSync), Singapore
Dr Ng Wai Chong with Dr Emi Kiyota (centre) at Ibasho Cafe
Dr Ng Wai Chong at public forum on rethinking ageing “老不沉重“ organized by the Very Quiet Studio
Dr Ng Wai Chong with HelpAge International colleagues at a visit to the Older Person Association in Delta region, Myanmar,
Dr Ng Wai Chong at Happy Village visit to The Village (Yeronga), Brisbane
Dr Ng Wai Chong at Savatthi, India
Dr Ng Wai Chong (centre) at Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar
Courses
课程
Mindfulness For Healthy Ageing (Conducted Online On Zoom)
Sat 2 and 9 Jul 2022 (8.30am to 12.30pm)
Learn the key to healthy ageing through mindfulness and
clarity of mind
Taught by 2 medical doctors with extensive experience in aged care and the practice and teaching of mindfulness
A series of 2 practical, evidenced based workshops
Combines established mindfulness-based self-care practices, health sciences, gerontology and clinical medicine
Acquire knowledge and skills in self-care based on mindfulness, and how they can be applied in health promotion and successful ageing
TRAINER
Dr Ng Wai Chong
MBBS (Singapore)
Grad Dip (Geriatric Medicine)
Recognised as a thought-leader in healthy ageing:
– Community aged-care physician and mindfulness trainer with over 20 years of experience
– Named Global Ageing Influencer by Ageing Asia and conferred the Minister for Health Award
– Consultant and advisor on long term care, dementia care, care for frail elders and care assessment
.
TRAINER
Dr Choo Wei Chieh
MBBS (Singapore)
Qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher
Taught mindfulness courses in research, corporate and community settings including:
– 8 week MBSR (Mindfulness based stress reduction)
– 8 week MBTI (Mindfulness based therapy for insomnia)
– Bespoke mindfulness workshops for corporates
FEE
$216
$43.20 (For Singapore Citizens and PRs aged 50 years and above)
Please note:
NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above
Payment for course is
NOT REFUNDABLE
Request for transfers is subjected to availability and a fee of $30 is applicable
REGISTRATION
Registration:
To register, please whatsapp/call: 9687 0657
Zoom Conference Link
视频对话链接
Zoom Conference Link 视频对话链接