If you would like to apply for a government subvented residential home for an elderly, you may contact District Elderly Community Centres (DECC); Neighborhood Elderly Centres (NEC); medical social worker (MSW) in hospital or Integrated Family Service Centres (IFSC) for assessments. The elderly would be referred to have a Standardized Care Need Assessment and only the elders that are assessed having long term care needs would be put under the Central Waiting List. Normally, the waiting time is about a few years. You may refer to Social Welfare Department (SWD) website for information.

Website:
http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_elderly/sub_centralwai/

If you would like to apply for a non-government subvented residential home, you may directly contact any non-government subvented residential homes to apply. For details, please refer to SWD Website for information.

Website:
http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_elderly/sub_residentia/

If you would like to apply for residential homes under Haven of Hope Christian Service, you may reach TotalCare at 2663 3001. After you submit an application form, our staff will contact you to arrange an assessment for the elderly. You may also arrange a visit our Homes if your family likes to. Normally, it only takes about one week for the whole admission process.

You may contact residential homes to arrange respite residential service. The elderly could live in a residential home for a short period of time, ranging from one week to a few months. With professional staff taking care of the elderly, family members could take a break. You may refer to SWD webpage for more details.

Website:
http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/textonly/site_pubsvc/page_elderly/sub_residentia/id_respiteser/

Base on the needs of the elder, there are home care services which may suit him. E.g. physiotherapy, rehabilitation exercise, home risk assessment and modification, daily living care, nursing care, etc. You may contact TotalCare to arrange one-stop assessment and suitable and professional home care service for the elderly.

For elders with early stage dementia, cognitive training could help to lower their cognitive deterioration. While for middle stage dementia elders, day respite service could release the stress of carer. Home risk assessment and modification would ensure the dementia elder living in a safe environment. For late stage ones, you may arrange him to live in residential homes. There are organisations like the Haven of Hope Christian Service provides day respite centers and residential homes provide special care program and manpower for dementia clients. You may contact TotalCare for further information.

TotalCare will conduct caring skills training course for maids, we can also arrange Personal Care Assistant and Health Worker to coach the maid on their caring skills at the elder’s home.

TotalCare could arrange Personal Care Assistant and Health Worker to take care the elder during holidays. We also conduct carer training, you may learn caring skills through the workshops.

The elder may live in respite residential homes. He can return home once his helath condition is stabilised.

Occupational Therapist could conduct home risk assessment and modification, so that the home is more user-friendly. For example, install hand rails, bathroom safety products, commode, etc.