Health

Key Functions and Features of DHC

Key Functions:

• A service / resource hub
• Health promotion
• Disease prevention and screening
• Chronic disease management
• Community rehabilitation

Medical social collaboration is one of the features:

• Members of the core team include:
  Executive director
  Chief care coordinator (Nurse)
  Care coordinator (Nurse)
  Physiotherapist
  Occupational therapist
  Dietitian
  Pharmacist
  Social worker
  Administrative staff
• Multidisciplinary care approach
   

The Hospital Authority (HA) mobile application ‘HA Go’ is a one-stop mobile platform designed to improve patient experience in the overall healthcare journey. It connects patients beyond hospital care and empower them to manage their own health. With HA Go, one can check appointments made in HA hospitals or clinics, pay HA bills and drug charges, book appointment for general outpatient services and new case of specialist outpatient services, view medication and perform rehabilitation exercise following prescriptions. 

China Merchants Group's "eRenting" Elderly Technology Leasing System was developed and implemented in 2021. Building upon this system, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service has developed the "eRenting" Elderly Technology Leasing Website, expanding the service scope to individual users and further promoting the comprehensive application of elderly technology in the community. Individual users can utilize "eRenting" to explore different elderly technology equipment, perform simple self-assessments, and easily find suitable equipment based on different conditions and illnesses. They can also register for assistance in equipment disinfection and cleaning services, as well as enroll in various educational services and experiences, to support the aging in place for those in need.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals: Endless Care Services

Services include:
“Life Ambassador” Volunteer Training and Service
The scheme recruits people who are passionate in supporting the elderly at their late life and providing hospice service. Upon completion of training, volunteers can participate in voluntary work according to their preferences and experiences such as providing support to the bereaved in handling funeral affairs, home visiting the elderly singletons and assisting in life-and-death education activities.

Forget Thee Not engages the public to rethink the meaning of life through education, advocacy and practical implementation of plans to ensure the best possible transition. They advocate for proactive planning approaches to address the challenges of end-of-life journeys, using tools such as advance directive, caring plan, funerals and related instructions. If an individual, ailing or otherwise, unexpectedly becomes unconscious and/or unable to recover, their family members and doctors can follow their expressed preferences to make the appropriate arrangements for their transition. In this way, the patient can live their final moments with the greatest dignity.

Forget Thee believes with the assistance of their the medical and social welfare teams, even if one suffers from critical illnesses or long-term illnesses, they can maintain their quality of life and age in place.

Home Care and Personal Health Consultation:

• Providing home care services and offering personal health consultations to assist patients in managing their physical well-being and enhancing their quality of life.
• Home care, home visits for medical consultations, and services for improving personal health and well-being.

*The information provided is translated and may not be entirely accurate or reliable. 

The Comfort Care Concern Group helps terminally ill patients receive comfort and support as they complete the journey of life with dignity, while also helping the bereaved cope with their losses.

Their service include Bereavement counselling service, Child Grief Counselling Service, Services for the terminally ill, and Funeral Support Service.

*The information provided is translated and may not be entirely accurate or reliable. 

The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation Jockey Club Geriatric Rejuvenation Hub provides comprehensive, personalized, and holistic rehabilitation services. From short-term residential training, daytime rehabilitation programs, to home-based rehabilitation, and community integration, with a focus on the rehabilitation journey. Their goal is to provide comprehensive physical, mental, and spiritual rehabilitation, and to work hand in hand with service users, helping them get back on track in life and continue their wonderful and magnificent journey.

*The information provided is translated and may not be entirely accurate or reliable. 

They adopt case management approach where each patient is followed by a case manager throughout the entire rehabilitation process. The case manager, together with the patient and their family, jointly establishes rehabilitation goals. The professional medical team holds regular case conferences to review the patient's progress and performance. The case manager maintains communication with the family, keeping them informed about the patient's recovery progress and performance. The treatment plan is adjusted as needed to help the patient achieve holistic rehabilitation.

*The information provided is translated and may not be entirely accurate or reliable. 

The 'Music in Hospitals' program (「音樂在醫院」) aims to regularly introduce music into hospitals to provide emotional relief for long-term patients, as well as patients with cancer and kidney disease. Since 2012, they have collaborated with the Hospital Authority and institutions such as the Hong Kong Baptist University's Music Department to arrange voluntary performances by musicians at hospitals, with the goal of sharing the healing power of music with patients.

*The information provided is translated and may not be entirely accurate or reliable. 

Farewell Homecare aimed at providing comprehensive home-based palliative care services for terminally ill patients who choose to stay at home. The program assists them in managing pain and various symptoms, while providing support in psychological, social, spiritual, and practical care. The goal is to enhance the quality of life in the late stages, ensuring a peaceful passing for the departed and a proper farewell for the living.

Through home visits, residents of the Eastern New Territories can receive integrated medical, nursing, spiritual, and practical care in the comfort of their familiar homes.

*The information provided is translated and may not be entirely accurate or reliable. 

S.K.H. Holy Carpenter Church District Elderly Community Centre has been dedicated to providing services to terminally ill patients, their families, and bereaved individuals of different regions, ages, races, and religious backgrounds since 2004. Their aim is to assist patients in facing death peacefully, provide comfort to grieving family members, and offer practical support.

Their services include the "PARACLETE– Care and Comfort Angels" Project, DeathFest, Funeral Fund service,JCECC: “Hospice in Family” Home Care Support Services, Jockey Club Community Support Project for Children with Medical Complexity, and JCECC: End-of Life Care in Residential Care Home for the Elderly Project.

*The information provided is translated and may not be entirely accurate or reliable. 

JCECC End-of-Life Care in RCHEs

The program aims to allow service users to spend meaningful time with their loved ones in a familiar environment and reduce or avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

Key services of the program include:

• Close collaboration with a medical team to provide high-quality home care.
• Specialized outpatient clinics and transportation services.
• Assistance in facilitating advance medical care plans.
• Teaching caregiving skills and providing emotional and spiritual support to caregivers.
• Mental and emotional support and grief counseling.

*The information provided is translated and may not be entirely accurate or reliable.