| Tel: |
2466 8299 |
| Fax: |
2466 8787 |
| Address: |
Room 1917-18, 19/F, Delta House, 3 On Yiu Street, Shatin, N.T. |
| Service Hours: |
Monday to Saturday: 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
(Close on Sunday and Public Holidays)
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| Email: |
ehccssttpn@tungwah.org.hk
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| District: |
Shatin |
History
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Enhanced Home and Community Care Services (Sha Tin/Tai Po/ North) received subsidy from Social Welfare Department in February 2015 and commenced operation in March 2015. It provides alternatives apart from placement at residential homes for frail elders to continue living in the community with comfort and dignity while receiving a wide range of home care services.
The Social Welfare Department has regularised the Enhanced Home and Community Care Services from September 2020. The Centre, renamed as Enhanced Home and Community Care Services (Shatin), provides home care services for the elderly living in Shatin District.
Objective
Enhanced Home and Community Care Services adopts an integrated mode of services to meet the nursing and personal care needs of frail elders with the aims of enabling them to age at home, maintaining their maximum level of functioning and providing support to carers in order to strengthen family cohesion.
Service Recipients
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Living in Sha Tin District
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Aged 60 or above living in the community
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Elderly persons assessed and recommended for Community Care Services or Residential Care Services under the Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services, and have the genuine need for a well-coordinated package of home care and community support services
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