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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1994
NURSING HOMES FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS
THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH WILL LIAISE CLOSELY WITH OPERATORS NURSING HOMES FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS TO CO-ORDINATE THE PROVISION SERVICES AND TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE CO-OPERATION AND INTERFACE OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON LBONG CHE-HUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MRS WONG NOTED THAT THE MAJORITY OF NURSING HOMES WOULD BE RUN BY NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WHILE THE RECURRENT OPERATING COSTS WOULD BE FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
"SUBJECT TO FINE-TUNING, THE ANNUAL RECURRENT COST SUPPORTING A RESIDENT IN THE NURSING HOMES IS ESTIMATED TO BE IN ORDER OF $107,000 PER ANNUM," SHE SAID.
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"THIS COMPARES WITH $62,086 AT A CARE-AND-ATTENTION $246,760 AT AN INFIRMARY."
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NURSING HOMES ARE NON-HOSPITAL-BASED RESIDENTIAL NURSING FACILITIES WHICH ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO CATER FOR ELDERLY PERSONS WHO, BECAUSE OF THEIR HEALTH CONDITION, CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY CARED FOR AT CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOMES BUT WHO, ON THE OTHER HAND, NOT REQUIRE THE INTENSIVE MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE PROVIDED AT INFIRMARIES.
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MRS WONG NOTED THAT EACH NURSING HOME WOULD BE STAFFED BY A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM COMPRISING DOCTORS, NURSES, SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, PERSONAL CARE WORKERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER ANCILLARY STAFF.
ACTUAL PROVISION AND STAFF COMPLEMENT WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE OF THE FUNCTIONAL NEEDS AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL HOME, SHE SAID.
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VETTING FOR CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) EXPLAINED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE VETTING PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENTS OF CIVIL SERVANTS AND MEMBERS OF STATUTORY BODIES.
FOR CIVIL SERVANTS ON FIRST APPOINTMENT, CHECKS ARR MADE AGAINST RECORDS OF POLICE AND INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION (ICAC), HE SAID.
ADDITIONAL POLICE RECORD CHECKS ARE CARRIED OUT FOR CIVIL SERVANTS WHO REQUIRE REGULAR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, AND FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CERTAIN STATUTORY BODIES.
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