Integrated Community Rehabilitation Centre

Description

Integrated Community Rehabilitation Centre (ICRC) provides a continuum of community support services for persons with disabilities (PWDs) living at home and having intensive care needs. It provides integrated day care and home-based support services flexibly according to impairment level and needs of the PWDs, and provides support to their carers as well.

Target Service Users

The target service users are –

(a)  PWDs^Note1 aged 15 or above living in the community AND suffering from severe or moderate intellectual and/or physical disabilities, stroke, neurological or physical impairment, who are –

1. certified by medical officer/occupational therapist/physiotherapist as suffering from the above disabilities and/or impairment; or
2. assessed by ICRC with service needs in accordance with the assessment tool currently adopted by subvented “Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities” and “Integrated Support Service for Persons with Severe Physical Disabilities” ^Note2; or
3. assessed to be eligible for Hostel for Severely Physically Handicapped Persons (HSPH), Hostel for Severely Mentally Handicapped Persons (HSMH) or Care and Attention Home for Severely Disabled Persons (C&A/SD) in accordance with the “Standardised Assessment Tool for Residential Services for People with Disabilities”, and still living in the community.

(b)  Carers of PWD service users mentioned in (a).

^{Note 1} Priority will be given to those aged at or under 60.  If capacity allows, those with aged 60 or above can be served.

^{Note 2} The Assessment Tool for Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities is developed by a multi-disciplinary working group comprising social workers, paramedical staff and clinical psychologist formed under the Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch of Social Welfare Department (SWD).  The Assessment Tool, covering three major assessment domains, i.e. nurse care need, functional impairment and challenging behaviour, referenced from the Standardised Assessment Tool for Residential Service for People with Disabilities, is adopted.  The assessment for Home Care Service shall be conducted by the social workers or para-medical staff who have completed training on the administering of the Assessment Tool recognised by the SWD.

Service Nature and Contents

The ICRC provides a package of integrated day care and home-based support services, including –

1. case management service through application of ICF;
2. rehabilitation training;
3. nursing care;
4. personal care and assistance;
5. escort and transportation service;
6. environmental risk assessment and follow up service;
7. day care service;
8. respite service ^Note3;
9. meal delivery service ^Note4;
10. groups and programmes;
11. application and promotion of assistive technology; and
12. other carer support services.

^{Note 3} It includes centre-based and home-based day respite services for PWDs, covering seven days a week including Sundays and public holidays on need basis.

^{Note 4} Meal delivery service refers to the meals prepared/ordered/purchased and delivered to service users for lunch and/or dinner, covering seven days a week including Sundays and public holidays on need basis.

Fees and Charges

* Each session lasts at least 45 minutes.

^{Note 5} Should the total fee of individual services (including both the centre-based and home-based support services but excluding the transportation and rental service) exceed $1,002 in a month, the fee charge will be capped at $1,002 per month.

Referrals

The target service users can directly approach ICRCs for service. Referral from medical and paramedical professionals from public hospitals, clinics and caseworkers of relevant services units is also accepted.

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