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HIGHLIGHTS OF INITIATIVES (2007-08)
New Initiatives
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Enhance elderly centres' outreaching efforts to singleton and hidden elderly to help them develop social life. Strengthen also the referral, counselling and support services to the elderly in need. |
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Provide additional subsidised day care places for frail elderly to support ''ageing in the community''. Launch a trial scheme in three districts to provide carer training and develop ''elder sitter'' services for elders in need. |
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Provide additional subsidised residential care places for frail elderly to meet their growing long-term care needs. Upgrade places in subvented residential care homes for the elderly to provide infirmary care. |
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Ongoing Initiatives |
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Promoting active ageing to encourage elders to lead a fruitful life. |
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Converting subvented residential care places into long-term care places for frail elders to meet the growing care needs of elders. |
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Enhancing the service capacity of subsidised home-based services for vulnerable elders in the community. |
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Training additional Enrolled Nurses for the welfare sector. |
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