MOH Initiates Singapore Nursing Home Licence Revocation Following Serious Patient Care Lapses
The Singapore Ministry of Health is revoking the licence of LC Nursing Home in Siglap effective November 23, 2026, due to systemic failures in patient care and safety. An interim care team has been deployed to ensure the 78 affected residents are safely transferred.
Highlights
- •The MOH is revoking the licence of LC Nursing Home in Siglap effective Nov 23, 2026.
- •Audits uncovered serious and systemic lapses in clinical, nursing, and infection control standards.
- •A Vanguard Healthcare team has been deployed to ensure resident safety during the transition.
- •This is the second nursing home licence revocation in Singapore this month, following the Windsor Convalescent Home case.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore has officially initiated the Singapore nursing home licence revocation process for LC Nursing Home in Siglap. This decisive regulatory action follows the discovery of persistent, serious, and systemic lapses regarding safety and patient care standards at the 93-bed facility located at Jalan Ulu Siglap.
Addressing Safety Failures at LC Nursing Home
The move to pull the facility’s operating licence, which is set to take effect on November 23, 2026, marks the second such enforcement action taken by the health authorities within the same month. Audits conducted late in 2025 and again in April 2026 revealed that the nursing home failed to maintain necessary standards under the Healthcare Services Act. Critical issues cited by investigators included inadequate clinical and nursing care, improper medication management, and a failure to enforce necessary infection prevention and control protocols.
Furthermore, authorities reported concerns regarding basic food hygiene and the overall maintenance of the facility, noting that the environment posed genuine physical hazards to both staff and residents. Despite being given opportunities to implement corrective measures following earlier warnings, the operator failed to provide a robust remediation plan with clear milestones, leaving the MOH with no choice but to ensure the closure of the establishment to protect the 78 residents currently under its care.
Transition Plan for Affected Residents
To ensure continuity of care during this transition, the ministry has deployed an experienced care team from Vanguard Healthcare to oversee operations at the Siglap location. This interim team is working in conjunction with the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) to facilitate the orderly transfer of all 78 residents to suitable alternative facilities. The Singapore nursing home licence revocation serves as a stern reminder to all healthcare operators about the non-negotiable nature of regulatory requirements in providing safe and appropriate patient services.
The founder and CEO of the facility, Dr. Chia Yang Pong, has announced that the organization will cease operations permanently, citing the owners' decision to retire from the nursing home sector. This development arrives shortly after the MOH announced the upcoming licence revocation of another local facility, the Windsor Convalescent Home in Pasir Panjang, highlighting a heightened focus by regulators on ensuring high standards of resident safety across the nation's healthcare landscape.
