Man Fut Tong Nursing Home

By Wee, Jane written on 2002-11-20
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Man Fut Tong Nursing Home (Day Rehabilitation Centre), located at Woodlands Street 82, is a home for the eldery and aged sick. It was founded by Venerable Shi Chin Yam more than 30 years ago.

History
Man Fut Tong began as the first Buddhist home for elderly females in the Hougang area. This 22-bed home was located at 14E Richards Avenue (Upper Serangoon Road area) before it was relocated to Woodlands and renamed Man Fut Tong Home in January 2002. This four-storey, 232-bed nursing home has an estimated operational cost of S$1 million a year. To raise funds, the home organised a Charity Dinner on 5 January 2001 at the World Trade Centre Exhibition Hall 3. Besides the ticket sales to the dinner, proceeds from auctioning Chinese calligraphy works by the renowned local artist Tan Swie Hian, as well as Buddhist statues and amulets also go towards the operational expenses of the home.

Variant Name
It is also known as the Man Fut Tong Old People's Home.

Man Fut Tong Nursing Home, 20 Woodlands Street 82, Singapore 738507.



Author
Jane Wee



References 
Artworks to go on auction. (2001, January 5). The Straits Times, Home, p. 7. 

Tan, W. (2000, December 31). Dream 'Home' come true for abbess. The Straits Times, pp. 1, 2.

Home Nursing Foundation. (2000-2005). Elderly care directory. Retrieved July 24, 2003, from www.hnf.org.sg/webtop/elderly.phtml

Singapore DharmaNet. (n.d.). Biography of Venerable Shi Chin Yam. Retrieved July 24, 2003, from www.singapore-dharmanet.per.sg/htm/people/chinyam.htm 



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Subject
Politics and Government>>Health
Nursing homes--Singapore
Rehabilitation centers--Singapore
Arts>>Architecture>>Public and commercial buildings
Health and medicine>>Health services



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