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care for the

the elderly

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Question NO.1

TO A QUESTION ASKED BY THE HON. LIT LIT FOR IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN

4. Mr. LU asked (in Cantonese):

JANUARY 1998

In view of the increasing number of old people in Hong Kong and the ensuing increase in old people who need home care, will Government inform this Council whether it will look into the pressure and needs of the caretakers who provide home care to the elderly and then help them solve their problems?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:

Sir,

le.

social workers are very conscious of the fact that

elderly people who are being looked after at home can create

certain pressures and difficulties, such as physical or

emotional strain, for those members of the household

this.

who provide such care.

sue:

In assessing the needs of an elderly

person who lives with the family, a social worker has to

study all the family circumstances, including its resources

and what problems will be met by the people in the household

who provide the care. The social worker will then try as

far as possible to ameliorate or resolve these problems.

The help given may take the form of moral support, the

provision of community support services such as home help,

or services provided by day care centres, multi-service

centres or social centres for the elderly. Where

necessary, cash assistance can also be provided,

through