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Peacehaven Nursing Home

Introduction

The Salvation Army-Peacehaven, is a nursing home based
in Singapore dedicated to providing compassionate,
personalised, and inclusive care for individuals of all ages,
without any form of discrimination (Figure 1).

Peacehaven employs a multi-disciplinary approach to
cater to approximately 500 individuals on a daily basis. This
approach involves a variety of professional teams, including
nursing care, therapy and dietetics, medical, social work, and
case management. This comprehensive range of services
allows Peacehaven to deliver expert care to individuals
with physical or mental disabilities who may lack suitable Figure1: Peacehaven Nursing Home
caregivers at home.
Despite these challenges, the staff demonstrated a proactive
Peacehaven holds the distinction of being the first nursing approach by eagerly listening to our suggestions and
home in Singapore to achieve international accreditation promptly providing information and data on environmental
through the Australian Council on Healthcare Standard’s sustainability. Their willingness to collaborate and engage
EQuIP Residential Care Standards. Furthermore, the in discussions highlighted their commitment to fostering a
dedication and outstanding service of their staff have been more environmentally conscious workplace.
recognized through various awards for excellence in service
delivery. The cost of using biodegradable food bowls is summarised
in Table 1.
Environmental review
Table 1: Total cost of using the biodegradable bowls
Good Environmental Practices

Cost of a plastic container (without $0.10
During the environmental review of the Peacehaven nursing food)
home, we noticed several commendable environmental
practices being implemented by the staff. There was evident Total cost in a year ($0.10x112,420) $11, 242 (C)
enthusiasm among the staff to learn about recycling Total Savings over the bento set (B,C) $49,464.80
methods for items such as milk bottles, plastic bento sets, and
the reuse of syringes used for feeding purposes. However, However, the macerators cost $47,500, and the installation
it was noted that specific sustainability initiatives had to (drainage, piping, electrical work) could cost $200,000. This
be balanced with infection control measures to ensure the was an initial cost (fixed asset) that the nursing home must
safety of the residents. Consequently, not all sustainability be ready to invest to yearn for good results in the long run.
efforts could be fully realised due to these constraints. However, total saving of plastic in a year = 112.420 x 55g =
6183.1 kg of plastic = 37,098.6 kg CO2 (D)

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