District 18 News
Written by: Lu Ningmin
2021-03-15 06:00
Last update date: 2021-03-15 06:00
The ageing population in Hong Kong is a serious problem, but now that technology is becoming more advanced, it can help the elderly to improve their daily needs. Elderly technology has emerged as the times require.
Donated by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Fund and sponsored by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Jockey Club "A Home" senior technology education and leasing services provide one-stop and comprehensive rental services for the elderly and carers at a more favorable rent. Technology equipment services include not only nursing beds and special function wheelchairs, but also products such as assisted feeding machines and foldable shower chairs. Many Elder Technology products are designed to be very user-friendly, helping the physical and mental needs of the elderly to stay at home. At the same time reduce the pressure on caregivers.
The Jockey Club "A Home" Elder Technology Education and Leasing Service established a 7,000-sq. foot Jockey Club "A Home" Elder Technology Education and Leasing Service Center in Yu Chui Shopping Centre, Sha Tin.
(Photo by Lu Ningmin)
The Jockey Club "a home" senior technology education and leasing service is a four and a half-year pilot project. The Sha Tin District became the first pilot of the plan. Therefore, the Jockey Club covering an area of 7,000 square feet was established in the Yu Chui Shopping Centre in Sha Tin. "A Home" Elder Technology Education and Rental Service Center, and the establishment of Elder Technology Cleaning and Maintenance Service Center in Fo Tan.
The Hong Kong Red Cross, the Social Service Department of the Hong Kong Lutheran Church and St. James' Settlement are respectively responsible for the educational services, leasing services, and cleaning and maintenance services of the pilot project.
60 people have used the service and the oldest trial is 101 years old
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service Jockey Club "A Home" Elder Technology Education and Leasing Service Project Director Li Jinxiong revealed that there are currently more than 300 Elder Technology equipment available for lease, including mobility aids, such as special function wheelchairs and electric assists. Walkers, etc.; daily aids, such as multi-purpose handrails, ultra-low beds for medical care, foldable shower chairs, swivel shower chairs, portable bathtub handrails, portable toilet handrails, feeding aids, folding lifts, etc. There are also universal designs for barrier-free buildings such as modular inclined platforms. Li Jinxiong said that he will continue to purchase in the next few years, hoping to purchase 2,500 pieces of equipment.
The trial operation of the plan began in September last year. As of March 8 this year, the total number of service cases has been 60 people, and the oldest one is a 101-year-old uncle.
Deposit exemption for prepaid CSSA households
Many grassroots elders are deterred due to the cost of equipment. In view of this, the plan hopes to allow the elderly to use elder technology equipment under affordable conditions. The charging price refers to the elderly community care service voucher, and the co-payment is based on the family monthly Revenue determines 8 co-payment levels, and users pay a specified rent for each piece of rental equipment according to their respective levels.
The equipment charges are calculated in the form of prepaid monthly rent, which is generally about 150 to 250 yuan. The lease period is at least one month. The plan also has a therapist to evaluate the user before deciding whether to "renew" the equipment.
All service users can enjoy a $100 deduction for the first month's rent for each piece of equipment, and users who are currently receiving or eligible to receive CSSA can apply for exemption of the rental equipment deposit.
The equipment rental plan includes one-stop evaluation, home installation and guidance, home visits and follow-up, delivery, recycling, repair, cleaning and maintenance services.
The auxiliary feeding machine is designed to be humanized, "bow" first and then feed
The Jockey Club "A Home" Elderly Technology Education and Rental Service Center in Yu Chui Shopping Centre is divided into four simulated home parts, including toilets, bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens. The equipment is mainly divided into three categories: "food, housing, and transportation".
Elderly volunteers demonstrated the use of auxiliary feeding machines. Hong Kong Red Cross Senior Technology Application Instructor Feng Kexin said that when the auxiliary feeding machine is activated, it will bow to the user first, "making the elderly feel that it is not just a cold machine."
There are not many buttons on the body, allowing the elderly to choose different foods on the bowl to eat, and the spoon will be "scraped" during use, which is a humanized design.
The instructor revealed that currently special function wheelchairs and foldable shower chairs are rented by more people, and many elderly people who use the service have also installed multi-purpose handrails or portable bathroom handrails in their homes to prevent slipping and fatigue when standing up. accident.
Elderly volunteers demonstrated the use of auxiliary feeding machines.
(Photo by Lu Ningmin)
Learn more about the rentable home elder technology equipment
When the user returns the equipment, it will be transported to the Elder Technology Cleaning and Maintenance Service Center in Fo Tan.
The cleaning and maintenance service also refers to the one-way flow-through process in Japan to reduce the external contact of the equipment, so that the next user can be more at ease when renting.
The Elder Technology Cleaning and Maintenance Service Center in Fo Tan is responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the equipment
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Chen Taizhao, the senior technology application instructor of the Social Service Department of the Christian Hong Kong Lutheran Church, said that an 83-year-old mother-in-law needed to be admitted to the hospital for hip replacement surgery. Use a wheelchair.
The daughter who lives with me borrowed an unfoldable shower chair from a friend, but the shower chair is very heavy. Every time the mother-in-law gets in and out of the bathtub, the daughter feels extremely strenuous to move the chair.
After being assessed by the therapist, he rented a special-purpose wheelchair and a folding shower chair. The mother-in-law praised that it can relieve the pressure of taking care of her daughter.
Chen Wenyi, business director of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, said that in the past, the SWD provided funds for social service units to purchase equipment, but most of them were used in service centers and homes. To achieve the goal of home care for the elderly, elder technology must be promoted and joined Services such as education and door-to-door evaluation make users understand technology instead of resisting technology. "Elder Technology must be brought back to housing enterprises, and people’s lives will be useful first." She hopes to establish a service model through the plan to make Le Ling Technology can be a part of community care.
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