Home-based Community Care

Introduction

Enhanced Home and Community Care Services (EHCCS) / Integrated Home Care Services (Frail Cases) [IHCS (Frail Cases)] are home-based community care services providing a range of care and support services to frail elderly persons aged 60 or above living in the community and who are assessed and recommended for Community Care Services or Residential Care Services under the Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services. The services aim at facilitating service users to continue ageing in place for as long as possible and maintaining their optimal level of functioning, while providing various kinds of support and assistance to carers.

Besides, elderly persons with mild impairment can receive home support services through Integrated Home Care Services (Ordinary Cases) [IHCS(Ordinary Cases)] and Home Care and Support Services for Elderly Persons with Mild Impairment (HSMI).  IHCS (Ordinary Cases) provide home-based community support services to the elderly persons aged 60 or above, persons with disabilities, and individuals and families with social needs living in the community.  HSMI aims to provide home care and support services to elderly persons aged 60 or above, who are assessed to be at least with mild impairment under a simplified and standardised assessment tool and waitlisted for IHCS (Ordinary Cases), according to their needs to facilitate their ageing in place.

Application and Enquiry

Service Users can approach respective Integrated Family Service Centres / Integrated Services Centres, Medical Social Service Units, District Elderly Community Centres, Neighbourhood Elderly Centres or Social Centres for the Elderly, EHCCS / IHCS Teams for enquiry.

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