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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2020-10-08 19:36
Last update date: 2020-10-08 19:36
The aging population in Hong Kong is becoming more and more serious. Concerned organizations have estimated that 1 out of every 10 elderly people over 70 in Hong Kong suffers from dementia; the rate of people over 85 years old is as high as one-third.
The Senior Citizens’ Housing Association stated that based on relevant data, it is estimated that only about 10% of its elderly users have been diagnosed or suspected of dementia. It is believed that there are most elderly people in society who still do not know that they may have dementia. .
The association is concerned that a large number of patients with dementia are not being cared for in society, especially middle-class elderly people receive very little support. The association will launch a two-year plan to provide a number of services to support patients and carers.
Wang Honghong (left), Chief Executive Officer of the Elderly Housing Association, believes that most elderly people over the age of 70 do not know that they have dementia.
(Provided by agency)
Honghong Wang, Chief Executive Officer of the Association for the Elderly, said that according to the estimates of the Hong Kong Dementia Association, there may be about 14,000 of the approximately 74,000 users of the Association for the Elderly who suffer from dementia. However, it is known that the confirmed and suspected patients are actually Only about 10%.
She believes that most of the elders over the age of 70 do not know that they have dementia and are concerned about the lack of support and care for the elders.
Although government-funded institutions provide community support to patients, there are relatively few services for middle-class elderly.
The Elderly Housing Association will launch a two-year "first-line brain health navigation plan", hoping to provide supplementary functions to provide support for the elderly.
The staff of the Association’s Safe Bell Service Hotline Center has completed the relevant training provided by the Hong Kong Dementia Association to support patients with dementia.
The team can provide rapid dementia assessment free of charge in the form of telephone for early detection and follow-up, and refer cases to doctors when necessary.
Existing safety bell users who suspect they have cognitive impairment can also connect to the service hotline center to make an appointment for a quick test.
The association also provides smart watch services that can meet the needs of dementia patients and carers, including a four-positioning system that can accurately detect the whereabouts of users, locate and track and actively call for lost users.
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