Singapore University of Social Sciences

Management of Eldercare Services focuses on the influence of financial, human and organisational forces on eldercare services. Theory of management applied to organisations providing eldercare services will be examined. Various sources of public and private funding are looked at and how the funding stream affects the administration and delivery of services. Issues of quality, accessibility, affordability and reach of services are discussed in class. The management of both the public and privately funded services will be examined and critiqued. The role of human resource development and management is considered as strategic to delivering effective eldercare services. Issues of ethics, affordability, accessibility and reach of services will be deliberated in class. Contemporary issues such as government and public relations, community involvement and inter-organisational relations are examined for their implications on quality of service delivery in the eldercare sector.