# Supporting the Housing Needs of Seniors – Second Community Care Apartments Pilot in Queenstown

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2022-03-08T09:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/supporting-the-housing-needs-of-seniors-second-community-care-apartments-pilot-in-queenstown
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Private Residential, New Launches

## Featured rationale

The second pilot signals demand for assisted-living public housing and could broaden downsizing options for seniors seeking independent ageing with scalable care services.

## AI summary

HDB announced about 200 Community Care Apartments in Queenstown after Harmony Village @ Bukit Batok achieved 4.2 applicants per unit and 91% bookings.

## Original article

At MND’s Committee of Supply debate 2022, Minister of State for National Development, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, announced the upcoming launch of the second Community Care Apartments (CCAs) pilot in Queenstown later this year, as part of our efforts to provide more housing options to support seniors to age independently.

Enabling More Seniors to Age Independently within the Community

Second Community Care Apartment Pilot to be Launched in Health District @ Queenstown

To support more seniors to age independently in their silver years within the community, HDB will be launching the second Community Care Apartments (CCAs) pilot later this year in Queenstown. The project will be situated within the Health District @ Queenstown[1], where HDB, NUS, healthcare partners like NUHS and local grassroots organisations collaborate to pilot new strategies to create a built environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle and active and healthy ageing. Alexandra Hospital is also located in Queenstown, and this will allow medical and healthcare services to be seamlessly incorporated into the care model for residents. About 200 CCA units will be offered in the project, along with other flat types. There will be common facilities such as roof gardens, fitness stations and community living rooms, to promote social interactions between all residents. More specific site details will be provided in due course.

The CCA is a public housing assisted living concept jointly developed by HDB, MND and MOH, to expand the continuum of residential options for seniors. It integrates senior-friendly housing with care services that can be scaled according to individual care needs, with the aim of better supporting seniors to age in place independently.

Beyond the senior-friendly flat features and customisable care services, there will also be communal spaces on each floor for residents to build meaningful social networks and stay engaged with the community. Residents can use these furnished spaces as extensions of their own living rooms to catch up with their neighbours, share meals, or participate in programmes specially curated by the community manager.

The first CCA project, Harmony Village @ Bukit Batok, launched in February 2021, saw an application rate of 4.2 applicants per unit. To date, 91% (154 units) of the 169 flats offered have been booked.

[1] The Health District @ Queenstown is a collaborative effort by HDB, the National University Health System (NUHS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), together with multiple stakeholders from the public, private and people sectors.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 支援乐龄人士的住房需求——女皇镇第二项社区护理公寓试点

在国家发展部2022年拨款委员会辩论中，国家发展部政务部长莫哈默费沙副教授宣布，将于今年稍后在女皇镇推出第二项社区护理公寓（Community Care Apartments，CCAs）试点，作为我们为支援乐龄人士独立安老而提供更多住房选择的努力之一。

让更多乐龄人士在社区内独立安老

第二项社区护理公寓试点将于女皇镇健康区推出

为支援更多乐龄人士在银发岁月中于社区内独立安老，建屋发展局（HDB）将于今年稍后在女皇镇推出第二项社区护理公寓（CCAs）试点。该项目将位于女皇镇健康区[1]内，建屋发展局、新加坡国立大学（NUS）、国大保健集团（NUHS）等医疗合作伙伴，以及本地基层组织将在此合作试点新策略，营造促进健康生活方式和积极健康乐龄的建成环境。亚历山大医院也位于女皇镇，这将使医疗和保健服务能够无缝纳入住户的护理模式。该项目将提供约200个社区护理公寓单位，以及其他户型。还将设有屋顶花园、健身站和社区起居室等共用设施，以促进所有住户之间的社交互动。更具体的地段详情将适时公布。

社区护理公寓是建屋发展局、国家发展部（MND）和卫生部（MOH）共同开发的公共住房辅助生活概念，旨在扩展乐龄人士的居住选择连续体。它将乐龄友好型住房与可根据个人护理需求调整规模的护理服务相结合，以更好地支援乐龄人士在熟悉的环境中独立安老。

除了乐龄友好型组屋设施和可定制的护理服务外，每层楼还将设有公共空间，让住户建立有意义的社交网络并与社区保持联系。住户可将这些配备家具的空间作为自家起居室的延伸，与邻里叙旧、共进餐食，或参与由社区经理特别策划的活动。

首个社区护理公寓项目——武吉巴督和谐村（Harmony Village @ Bukit Batok）于2021年2月推出，申请率为每个单位4.2名申请者。至今，所推出的169个单位中，已有91%（154个单位）获预订。

[1] 女皇镇健康区是建屋发展局、国大保健集团（NUHS）和新加坡国立大学（NUS）与公共、私营和民间多方利益相关者共同合作的成果。