Fong Shu Chuen Integrated Home Care Services Centre

Fee

  • HOME SUPPORT SERVICES: The co-payment levels are determined according to the service users’ family household financial status, and may be adjusted.
  • Frail Cases: Fees are charged on a sliding scale with reference to the service users’ financial conditions and may be revised annually.

Quota

  • HOME SUPPORT SERVICES: 332 places
  • Frail case: 60 places

How to Apply

  • Home Support Services
    • Elderly Cases: Application may be made directly to our service centre or through referrals from social service agencies; all applications have to be assessed by social workers.
    • People with disabilities or individuals and families with social needs: application have to be referred by registered social workers from social welfare service units .

  • Frail Cases: Application can be made through Integrated Family Services Centres, Medical Social Service Units, District Elderly Community Centre, Neighborhood Elderly Centres and Social Centres for the Elderly; applicants should be assessed to be suitable for service through the Standardized Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services.

How to Terminate

  • Either the centre or service user can request for termination of service, service user may contact the social worker to complete the relevant procedure.
  • Social worker would review service needs regularly and adjust or terminate service according to the condition of service user. Social worker would also refer other suitable services to user when he or she is in need.
  • Service users must settle any outstanding service fees when withdrawing from the service.
  • Service users have to withdraw from the services if they are absent from the service for over 30 days.