Getting a formal diagnosis for dementia is important and often required for a person living with dementia to apply for treatments, dementia care services and assistance schemes. Here is a compiled directory of places and hotlines you can contact to get assessed for dementia.
Ask the Expert: Episode 1 -Do I Have Dementia? Where to Seek Support?
Source: Agency for Integrated Care (AIC)
In this first of a 6-part series “All About Dementia – Ask the Experts”, Dr Chen Shiling and Ms Emily Ong answer questions related to dementia diagnosis and treatment, including when you should consider getting a diagnosis and where you can seek support through and after the diagnosis process.
Diagnosis can be conducted at several places including the hospitals listed below and certified general practitioners’ clinics.
You may obtain a professional diagnosis through any of the medical facilities listed below:
Memory Clinics
- Tan Tock Seng HospitalGeriatric Medicine Clinic [Basement 1]
11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng
Singapore 308433
Tel: 6359 6100
Fax: 6359 6101 - Institute of Mental HealthPsychogeriatric Clinic
10 Buangkok View
Singapore 539747
Tel: 6389 2200
Fax:6385 1075
*See ‘Downloadable Resources’ below - National University HospitalNeuroscience Clinic
5b Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119074
Tel: 6779 5555
Fax:6779 5678 - Changi General HospitalGeriatric Clinic
2 Simei Street 3
Singapore 529889
Tel: 6850 3510
Fax:6787 2141
- Ng Teng Fong HospitalGeriatric Medicine 1
Jurong East Street 21
Singapore 609606
Tel: 6716 2000 (24 hours) | 6716 2222 (appointment) - Singapore General HospitalDepartment of Neurology
Outram Road
Singapore 169036
Tel: 6321 4377
Fax: 6220 3321
Email: [email protected] - NNI @ TTSH CampusNeuroscience Clinic, Level 1
National Neuroscience Institute
11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng
Singapore 308433
Tel: 6357 7095
Fax: 6357 7103
Email: [email protected]
Polyclinics
You can approach Polyclinics to provide the necessary assessments for diagnosis.
You may also approach a Community Resource Engagement and Support Team (CREST) or Community Intervention Team (COMIT) for screening, intervention and caregiver support.
A list of polyclinics, CREST and COMIT teams can be found in the Mind Matters Resource Directory by AIC.
Helplines
You can call the following helplines for more information.
- Dementia Helpline by Dementia Singapore: 6377 0700
- Agency for Integrated Care Hotline: 1800-650-6060
- HealthLine by Health Promotion Board (HPB): 1800-223-1313