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Written by: Cui Zheng Zheng
2020-02-25 12:55
Last updated: 2020-02-25 12:55One month after the "Wuhan pneumonia" struck Hong Kong, the citizens 'lives were deeply affected. The Elderly Living Association stated that the "One-line Security Bell" service has received a large number of elders' help in recent months, and it has been received cumulatively from July 1 last year to February 18 this year. More than 1,000 new cases of social worker counselling have increased by 16% over the same period of the previous year. Of the more than 1,000 new cases, nearly half of them required further emotional support, and even 87 cases were at risk for suicide, a significant increase of 85% over the same period of the previous year. The CEO of the association said that the elderly may stay at home due to epidemic prevention, suspend or cancel the party activities, resulting in a sense of loneliness or the fear of information about the epidemic, reminding families to pay more attention to the elderly's emotions, and if necessary, seek professional assistance as soon as possible .
On February 5, some groups claimed to send 100,000 masks, and a large number of elders ruled out waiting overnight. (Profile picture / Photo by Ou Jiale)
According to the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association, in response to earlier social events and the latest epidemic effects, from July 1 last year to February 18 this year, more than 1,000 new cases of help from social workers were received, an increase of 16% over the same period of the previous year. Among the more than 1,000 new cases, nearly half of them required further emotional support, and even 87 cases were at risk for suicide, an increase of 85% over the same period last year.
Wang Honghong, Chief Executive Officer of the Elderly Living Association, said that elders may need to stay at home due to epidemic prevention, suspend or cancel party activities, resulting in feelings of loneliness or fear of information about the epidemic. She also reminded her family to pay more attention to the emotions of the elderly and seek professional assistance as soon as possible if necessary.
On February 5, some groups claimed to send 100,000 masks, and a large number of elders ruled out waiting overnight. (Profile picture / Photo by Ou Jiale)
The Association is currently launching a special operation "Joining the Epidemic Prevention and Transmitting Safety" to strengthen epidemic prevention, including proactively calling to know the elders' recent physical condition, follow-up consultations, and drug availability. Among them, special attention is paid to service users who are disabled, living alone and long-term patients . Feng Zhiheng, the head of business operations of the Elderly Living Association, said that the nurses of the Association will conduct an assessment during the operation. If there is an urgent need, for example, service users and family members cannot go to the hospital to get medicines, the Association can arrange personnel to collect medicines on behalf of the situation. In addition, the Association's trained home care and cleaning staff will continue to provide "home-to-home" services in accordance with the guidelines.
The Elderly Living Association's “One-line Security Bell ™” service continues to care for and protect the elderly, working together to fight the epidemic and transmit safety. (Provided by respondents)
Caring for the Elderly
1. Body: Healthy epidemic prevention habits
个人 Maintain personal hygiene, wash your hands frequently, and avoid touching your nose and mouth frequently with both hands
⚫ Do more exercise at home, such as stretching
⚫ Time to work and rest, keep your mood open
避免 Avoid any party activities, such as dinners, sparrows
2. Mind: Anti-epidemic Processing
⚫ Pay more attention to the elders around you and express your concern to the elders by phone or text message
⚫ Pay more attention to official or reliable epidemic prevention information, do not trust rumors
⚫ If you find emotional problems with the elders around you, you should seek professional assistance as soon as possible
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