Living Alone and Leaving Well

💡 What can you expect from the session?

Planning ahead is beyond a legal formality – it is about ensuring that our values, preferences, and legacy are respected even when we are no longer able to speak for ourselves.

This panel discussion brings together a medical social worker from HCA Hospice, a representative from Woodlands Memorial, and a lawyer to explore how psychosocial, funeral, and legal tools can work hand-in-hand to honour wishes, while also relieving emotional and practical burdens.

🟢 Who should attend?

This session is open to all.

💻 This session is conducted online.

This session will be conducted on the Zoom meeting platform. After registration, you will receive a Zoom link for the talk.

✨ About the speakers

Mr Paul Bashyam

Paul is a Senior Medical Social Worker with HCA Hospice. He has 11 years of experience in healthcare social work, spanning across chronic disease management and end-of-life care. Currently, he works with patients and their families to support them during their end-of-life journey. Paul’s clinical interests lie in research work, and understanding the help-seeking behaviour and resilience of patients who are staying alone.

Ms Low Seow Ling

In legal practice since 2013, Seow Ling is the managing director of Emre Legal LLC with a focus on sustainable estate planning for singles, elderly individuals, and families with special needs members. As one of the first professionals registered under the Professional Deputy and Donee Scheme in 2018, she is deeply passionate and committed to supporting individuals without family support. An Accredited and Certified Family Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre, she brings her expertise in conflict resolution to help families navigate disputes with empathy and facilitating communication.

Mr Jason Poh

Jason brings extensive leadership and real estate experience to the funeral services industry. Passionate about filling a gap in dignified spaces for the bereaved, he aims to offer respectful, meaningful, and comforting environments. Jason advocates for pre-planning to ease financial burdens for future generations and provide peace of mind.

Mr Jude Lim (Moderator)

Jude is a Senior Medical Social Worker at HCA Hospice, specialising in geriatric and palliative care, with over 12 years of experience across both acute and community healthcare settings. In his current role in home hospice care, he supports patients and families through complex medical and emotional transitions. Drawing from his previous experience in a restructured hospital, Jude has a strong interest in legacy planning. Alongside his practice, Jude is actively involved in education, providing mentorship to social work students, and training practitioners, with the aim of building capacity in the field and strengthening support for patients and families across care settings.

This webinar is organised as part of Singapore Hospice Council's Live Well. Leave Well. Festival 2025. Click here to see more programme highlights.

About Singapore Hospice Council

Singapore Hospice Council (SHC) is a registered charity and an umbrella body representing organisations that actively provide hospice and palliative care in Singapore.

SHC is committed to improving the lives of patients with serious illnesses and giving support to the loved ones of these patients. It aims to coordinate and promote hospice and palliative care in Singapore; to support the training of doctors, nurses, allied-health workers, caregivers, and volunteers; to improve on the quality of palliative care; and to raise public awareness. It acts as the voice of hospice and palliative care within Singapore and internationally.

For enquiries, email us at info@singaporehospice.org.sg