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Residential respite service is a form of temporary or short-term residential care service for elders.

It serves the objective of providing temporary relief for family members or relatives who are the main caregivers of elders requiring a certain degree of personal care whilst residing in the community. It aims at encouraging and helping elders to continue living in the community for as long as possible. While there are

11 care-and-attention places in subvented residential care homes for the elderly designated for respite service, the service is also provided in all subvented residential care homes for the elderly, nursing homes and contract homes by using casual vacancies. Target Group The target group of the service is elders who require short-term residential care placement so that temporary relief can be provided for their family members or relatives as the main caregivers. Eligibility Criteria Elders are considered eligible for residential respite service if they are: ? aged

60 or above;

? in need of short-term residential care so that family members or relatives as their main caregivers may take a break from providing the care on a long-term basis;

? physically and mentally fit for communal living;

? free from contagious diseases;

? requiring a level of personal and nursing care corresponding to the admission criteria of the particular type of residential service;

and ? to be taken back into care by the family upon expiry of the respite period. Referral Procedures To apply for respite service, elders or their families may approach caseworkers of Integrated Family Service Centres, Medical Social Services Units, District Elderly Community Centres, Neighbourhood Elderly Centres, Social Centres for the Elderly, Day Care Centres/Units for the Elderly, Enhanced Home and Community Care Services Teams, Integrated Home Care Services Teams and Home Help Team who will assess the elder's needs and make referrals to the residential care homes for the elderly or nursing homes concerned if considered suitable. Duration of Stay Residential respite service rendered to each elder on each occasion shall be neither less than

24 hours, nor more than

6 weeks (i.e.

42 days) which is also the maximum accumulative duration of period(s) of use of the service within the

12 months preceding the date of admission for the service. Undertaking In the interests of elders, family members will be required to sign an undertaking to take their elders home at the end of the respite period. Residents of respite places, like long-term residents, will have to observe the rules and regulations of the homes during their stay. Fees Home-for-the-Aged places $50 per day Care-and-Attention Home places $60 per day Nursing Home places $70 per day Please visit the website of the Social Welfare Department at www.info.gov.hk/swd for details. Elderly Branch ? Social Welfare Department ? March

2005 长者住宿暂托服务专为在社区中生 活,但在个人照顾方面需要家人或亲 属协助的长者提供临时 短暂的住宿 照顾.这项服务旨在分担主要护老者 长期照顾长者的责任,并让他们在有 需要时能得到短暂休息的机会,从而 鼓励及协助长者尽量继续留在社区居 住. 服务对象 服务对象是一些需要短暂住宿照顾服务的长 者,希望藉着这项服务为长者的主要护老者 (其家人或亲属) ,提供短暂休息的机会. 入住条件 长者须符合下列条件,方可获提供住宿暂托 服务: ? 年龄达60岁或以上;

? 确实需要住宿暂托照顾服务,让长期照顾 长者的家人或亲属能得到短暂休息的机会;