Bishan Home

Name

Bishan Home

Legal name

Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled

Website

https://info.bishanhome.org.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Care Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Respite Care for Adults with Disabilities / Special Needs (HSABAGAI)

Keywords

• Disability residential care
• Day activity services
• Intellectual disability support
• Charitable social services
• Special needs 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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Relies on charitable donations from the public. As an Institution of Public Character (IPC), donations of $50 and above are eligible for tax deduction receipts. Donations accepted via PayNow, online portal, and cheque.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled provides full-time residential care and day activity services for adults aged 18 and above with medically certified intellectual disabilities in Singapore. The organization operates with a capacity of 126 full-time residents in its residential service and 24 clients in its Day Activity Centre (DAC), delivering holistic and compassionate care in a Christian family-like environment. Applications are submitted via SG Enable, Singapore's central referral agency for disability services.

Product overview

Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled provides two core social service programs: Residential Service (full-time care for 126 residents) and Day Activity Centre (DAC) for 24 day clients. Established in 1998, it is one of the first purposefully built residential homes for people with intellectual disabilities in Singapore. The organization offers holistic and compassionate care in a Christian family-like environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Service Full-time residential care for adults aged 18 and above with medically certified intellectual disabilities, providing holistic and compassionate care in a Christian family-like environment. The Residential Service operates at full capacity of 126 full-time residents.
• Day Activity Centre (DAC) Day activity services providing daytime care and structured programming for adults with intellectual disabilities, with capacity of 24 DAC clients.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SG EnablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSG Enable is Singapore's central referral agency for disability services. Bishan Home receives all applications for both residential service and Day Activity Centre through SG Enable's formal referral process.
• National Council of Social Service (NCSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCSS is the national coordinating body for social service agencies in Singapore. Bishan Home is listed as an active member, indicating formal affiliation with Singapore's social service ecosystem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities: Large Singapore charitable organization providing community services including disability programs, senior care, and family services. Direct peer under the same NCSS/IPC framework serving overlapping client cohorts.
• Metta Welfare Association: Singapore charity running disability and elderly services including residential care, special education, and therapy. Direct peer to Bishan Home for IDD residential and day programs within the VWO / IPC landscape.
• APSN (Association for Persons with Special Needs): Singapore non-profit running special education schools, vocational training, and day-activity programs for persons with intellectual disabilities. Direct peer in the IDD services space, with particular overlap on Bishan Home's Day Activity Centre offering.
• AWWA (Asian Women's Welfare Association): Singapore non-profit delivering community care and disability services, including residential and community-based programs for persons with disabilities. Direct peer sharing the IPC/NCSS-membership charitable funding model applied to disability care.
• MINDS (Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore): Largest dedicated Singapore provider of residential and community services for adults with intellectual disabilities. Direct peer to Bishan Home, sharing the same client population and service categories (residential, day activity, vocational), with significantly larger scale and multiple locations.
• Rainbow Centre Singapore: Operates special education schools and day programs for children and youths with disabilities in Singapore. Comparable to Bishan Home as a charitable, donor-funded disability services provider under the broader IP/NCSS ecosystem.
• TOUCH Community Services: Singapore charity delivering a broad portfolio of family, disability, youth, and elderly community services. Comparable to Bishan Home as a donor-funded VWO with residential/disability programs and IPC accreditation.
• SPD (formerly Society for the Physically Disabled): Singapore charity serving people with physical, sensory, and intellectual disabilities through therapy, day activity, and employment support. Comparable as a similarly structured IPC non-profit within SG Enable's referral network.

Broad incumbents

• St. Andrew's Mission Hospital: Singapore community hospital and VWO providing mental-health, dementia, and disability residential programs under a Christian mission. Overlaps with Bishan Home's faith-based residential service model and its care-for-vulnerable-adults mission.

Others

• SG Enable: Singapore's central disability referral agency and a key ecosystem partner. Not a direct competitor; rather, it is the formal referral channel through which Bishan Home receives all its residential and DAC admissions, making it the most strategically connected adjacent organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bishanhome
• Instagraminstagram.com/bishanhome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bishan-home

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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