Khoo Teck Puat Hospital brightens the day of acute care patients with a horticultural therapy project. Spearheaded by a team of occupational therapists, it sees the hospital moving “gardens” into its wards.
Senior occupational therapist Giang Thuy Anh decided that that wasn’t right and did something about it. She decided to bring the garden to them using mobile horticulture trolleys, an initiative she calls Garden by the Bed.
She and a team of occupational therapists and volunteers have made nature accessible to patients in six KTPH geriatric acute care wards today. Using colourful trays to break the cold appearance of the stainless steel trolley is one of the various design specifications that volunteer Tay Boon Siong, 64, a semi-retired engineer, came up with in collaboration with the team. Having three tiers ensures that patients can access the plants on the trolley whether they are lying in bed, seated or standing.
The 95-year-old has been in the hospital for a week. Using a trowel, he now enthusiastically pours soil into a pot that Ms Giang had given him and then places a young plant inside, a bright smile on his face. Madam Sim Boon Hway , 90, standing next to her bed and using a spray bottle to water the plant that she transplanted herself moments ago.“As they participate in the planting and see the finished product, they feel happier. They feel that they have accomplished something,” says Ms Giang.The finished product – a newly potted plant labelled with the patient’s name – is placed by their bedside.
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