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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1990

MORE IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICE FOR ELDERLY UNDER WAY

THE

ELDERLY

ESTABLISHMENT OF IN DOMESTIC

THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING ASSISTING SELF-FINANCING CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOMES FOR THE PREMISES, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR M.D. CARTLAND, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE CHUK LAM MING TONG CARTLAND NOTED THAT THE WAS THE MOST

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF MR BAY, CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOME IN SANDY SHORTFALL IN THE PROVISION OF CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES SEVERE, OF ALL THE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.

"ONE WAY TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE IS FOR GOVERNMENT TO

YEAR PLACES IN PRIVATE HOMES AND WE ARE ALREADY PROCEEDING THIS THE PURCHASE OF 500 SUCH PLACES, HE SAID.

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ANOTHER WAY, HE ADDED, WOULD BE TO ASSIST THE ESTABLISHMENT

THE FEASIBILITY SELF-FINANCING HOMES IN DOMESTIC PREMISES. APPROACH WAS BEING ASSESSED.

"THERE ARE CURRENTLY 2,557 PLACES IN NON-PROFIT-MAKING HOMES WITH A WAITING LIST OF 8,600 ON STREAM TOTAL OF 606 ADDITIONAL PLACES WILL COME SAID.

SUBVENTED AND APPLICATIONS. A THIS YEAR, HE

THE HOWEVER, MR CARTLAND POINTED OUT THAT

THEORETICAL DEMAND RATIO WOULD NOT BE FULLY MET UNTIL 1994-95 ON THE BASIS OF A PLANNING OF EIGHT PLACES FOR EVERY 1,000 ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE POPULATION.

HE

SAID THE OPENING OF THE CHUK LAM MING TONG CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOME WOULD HELP TO MEET AN ACUTE DEMAND.

THE HOME IS A COMBINED ONE WITH A CAPACITY OF 60 PLACES FOR FOR RESIDENTS IN NEED OF SOME DEGREE OF PERSONAL CARE, AND 120 PLACES FRAIL ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO REQUIRE BOTH CARE AND ATTENTION.

HE COMMENDED THE DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD OF THE ORGANISATION ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FOR THEIR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE HOME.

SERVICES FOR ELDERLY UNDER CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT

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IMPROVE SERVICES

FOR

THE

EFFORTS THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAVE BEEN MAKING WIDEN AND

ELDERLY, THE ASSISTANT MR ALFRED DIRECTOR (FAMILY WELFARE) OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, CHUI, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT A VEGETARIAN DEPARTMENT'S WONG TAI SIN/SAI KUNG DISTRICT FOR ELDERLY SERVICE IN THE DISTRICTS.

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CO-ORDINATING

ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE

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