What Assisi Hospice does

Assisi Hospice is a Singapore-registered charity and Institution of Public Character (IPC) founded in 1969 by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM), delivering palliative and end-of-life care to adults and children with life-limiting illnesses regardless of race, religion, or financial means. It operates a six-storey purpose-built facility at 832 Thomson Road (since January 2017) with 80 inpatient beds, alongside a Palliative Day Care centre and a Palliative Home Care service that together serve approximately 3,500 patients annually; over 60% of patients are reached through Home Care visits. The clinical model is built around interdisciplinary specialist teams — doctors, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and pastoral care staff — supported by specialised programmes such as STEP (for chronic progressive respiratory disease, reporting a 60% reduction in emergency department admissions), Grief and Bereavement Care (including Grief Cafés), No One Dies Alone (NODA) volunteer befriending, Dog Therapy, and an Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) Framework for community palliative care nurse development.

The revenue model is donation-driven: 70% of patients are means-tested at the lowest income tier, making the hospice heavily dependent on charitable contributions that are 250% tax-deductible under IPC status. Revenue streams include individual donations, corporate partnerships (notably a multi-year co-organisation with City Developments Limited for the Assisi Fun Day flagship event), a recurring 'Add Life to Days' monthly giving programme, planned legacy/bequest gifts, memorial giving, and learning-festival tuition-free symposiums. Fundraising efficiency is reported at 12%, with a stated 2026 fundraising target of $7.5M SGD to sustain operating expenses.

Go-to-market is hybrid: clinical services are delivered directly through inpatient, home, and day-care channels with referrals from Singapore hospitals and the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC); donor acquisition runs through flagship events (Assisi Fun Day with 10,000+ attendees in 2024, Assisi Dinner, Assisi Learning Festival), corporate volunteer programmes (e.g., Lion Global Investors), school partnerships, the biannual 'Heart of Assisi' newsletter, and standard digital channels. Governance is led by Chairman Mr Thomas Teo, Deputy Chairman Mr Paul Lee, CEO Ms Choo Shiu Ling, with Ms Ho Ching as Patron; the organisation employs 101–250 staff and is supported by 23,685 volunteer hours in 2025.

Name

Assisi Hospice

Legal name

Assisi Hospice

Website

https://assisihospice.org.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Assisi Hospice is a Singapore-registered charity founded in 1969 that delivers palliative and end-of-life care to adults and children with life-limiting illnesses through 80 inpatient beds, Home Care, and Day Care services, serving approximately 3,500 patients annually regardless of financial means.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), Routine In-Home Hospice Care (HSABAFAA), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL), Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

• Palliative care services
• Hospice care
• Home care nursing
• Bereavement support
• End-of-life care

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary revenue source through individual donations, corporate donations, and regular giving programmes. 70% of patients are means-tested at lowest income tier, indicating significant subsidised care funded by donations. Tax-deductible donations through IPC status (250% deduction).
2. Event Fundraising: Major annual fundraising through events including Assisi Fun Day, Assisi Dinner, and various charity events. Proceeds support patient care and operations.
3. Regular Giving Programme: Monthly giving programme 'Add Life to Days' allowing donors to pledge recurring monthly contributions via credit card or GIRO.
4. Legacy/Bequest Gifts: Planned giving through wills, residual bequests, pecuniary bequests, CPF nominations, and insurance policy donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Assisi Hospice provides specialist palliative care to adult patients with life-limiting illnesses through inpatient hospice, home palliative care, and day care services. It supplements clinical care with grief and bereavement support for families, specialised programmes such as the STEP Programme for complex symptom management, animal-assisted dog therapy, occupational therapy, and the No One Dies Alone (NODA) volunteer companionship programme.

Product overview

Assisi Hospice provides compassionate, personalized palliative care through a coordinated continuum of services. The core offerings include Inpatient Palliative Care (80-bed purpose-built hospice), Palliative Home Care (home visit outreach), and Palliative Day Care (centre-based daytime programme). Support services encompass Grief and Bereavement Care including counselling and Grief Cafes, the STEP Programme for respiratory disease patients, No One Dies Alone (NODA) volunteer befriending, Dog Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. The organisation also runs annual fundraising initiatives including Assisi Fun Day and the Assisi Learning Festival educational symposiums. Fundraising efficiency ratio is reported at 12%.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inpatient Palliative Care

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in emergency department admissions for STEP programme patients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City Developments Limited (CDL)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 June 2024Co-organiser of Assisi Fun Day, Singapore's largest charity carnival. CDL provides major sponsorship, staff engagement through Rice for Hope challenge, and community support. CDL Challenge raised over $200,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2025.
• WeCare Arts FundminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership with National Arts Council and People's Association enabling patient art programmes and activities. Fund enabled multi-disciplinary artist Angie Seah to guide patients in creating artwork for courtyard installations.
• VocaluptuousminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 November 2022Singapore's definitive acapella group performed at The Season of Love fundraising concert at Capitol Theatre. Second fundraising concert collaboration since 2014. Concert attracted 650+ attendees.
• Lion Global InvestorsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2022Corporate volunteers accompanying Day Care patients on outings. Over 25 volunteers from Lion Global Investors accompanied patients on trip to Gardens by the Bay in September 2022.
• Agency for Integrated Care (AIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency to which Assisi Hospice is required to disclose patient data for national healthcare policy review and quality improvement. As a healthcare institution, Assisi participates in national and multi-agency efforts.
• St Joseph's Institution InternationalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for Assisi Fun Day, hosting Singapore's largest charity carnival with 100+ stalls. Event venue for 2024, 2025, and 2026 events.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Bright Vision Hospital: Singapore community hospital providing palliative, rehabilitative and chronic sick care. Comparable on inpatient palliative care service line within a hospital delivery model.
• St Andrew's Community Hospital: Singapore community hospital providing sub-acute, rehabilitative and palliative care within the St Andrew's Mission Hospital ecosystem. Comparable in serving end-of-life and chronic care patients via multidisciplinary teams.

Emerging players

• Singapore Cancer Society: Singapore non-profit offering hospice care, cancer support, and community-based services for cancer patients. Partial overlap in palliative care delivery and in competing for cancer-related charitable funding.
• Lien Centre for Palliative Care: Singapore-based palliative care research, education and advocacy initiative at Duke-NUS. Adjacent peer in sector knowledge building; influences referral practices and training pipelines for hospices like Assisi.
• Metta Welfare Association: Singapore non-profit providing disability, eldercare, and hospice services (including Metta Hospice). Comparable on the charitable hospice/eldercare delivery model and on IPC donation mechanics.

Others

• National Hospice Council Singapore: Umbrella body representing hospice providers in Singapore; comparable as a sector coordination/advisory entity relevant to Assisi's funding ecosystem and policy engagement.

Direct peers

• HCA Hospice Care: Singapore's largest home hospice provider delivering medical, nursing, psychosocial and bereavement support. Direct peer in the palliative home care segment and on community-based fundraising/donor share.
• Dover Park Hospice: Singapore-based non-profit hospice providing inpatient, home care and day care palliative services. Closest direct competitor given overlapping service model, charitable funding approach, and Singapore-only catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/assisihospice

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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