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The Residential Care Homes for the Elderly Ordinance will be revised, and it is difficult for the industry to invite people to worry about the elimination of 500 residential homes, and propose a training mechanism

2022-10-14T13:55:58.588Z


Residential care homes for the elderly fell under the fifth wave of the epidemic, and the Residential Care Homes for the Elderly Ordinance (Cap. 459) and the Residential Care Homes for the Elderly Regulation (Cap. 459A), including the requirement of "one home, one nurse", will be reinstated by the Legislative Council Second reading debate. elderly in Hong Kong


Residential care homes for the elderly fell under the fifth wave of the epidemic, and the Residential Care Homes for the Elderly Ordinance (Cap. 459) and the Residential Care Homes for the Elderly Regulation (Cap. 459A), including the requirement of "one home, one nurse", will be reinstated by the Legislative Council Second reading debate.

The Hong Kong Elderly Services Association held a focus forum today (14th). Li Hui, a member of the Elderly Affairs Committee, said that if the ordinance is implemented, the industry will need additional manpower. There is also a 20% shortage of caregivers, and an additional 700 people will need to be added under the new case: "𠵱It is difficult to have 5 at home, so I can't say 500."


Li Hui is worried that "the law will become an empty talk, and it will not be implemented." He hopes that there will be room for adjustment before the implementation of the ordinance is formally revised.

Di Zhiyuan, a member of the Legislative Council of Social Welfare, put forward three suggestions.

First, I hope that the government will set up the "Residence Home Support Fund for the Elderly" to support institutions that provide high-quality services; second, I hope the government will provide venues and allow small institutions to operate together; third, I hope the government will provide special A career ladder for the training of residential care workers.


The Hong Kong Residential Services Association today (14th) held the "Regional Focus Forum on Amendment to the Residential Care Homes for the Elderly".

(Photo by Huang Xuzhi)

Elderly Commission member Li Fai agrees that the legislation should give the industry room to adjust

Li Hui said at the forum: "We don't expect it (the ordinance) to pass, we know it's impossible, but when this ordinance is passed, we can give the industry a living space. Manpower points to make some adjustments." She emphasized that the industry agrees with the legislation, but there is room for the industry to make adjustments before the amendment.

She also pointed out that because the regulations stipulate that homes with more than 60 people need "one hospital and one nurse", that is, the industry needs to add an additional 500 nurses.

In addition, the caregivers had been short of 20% of the staff for a long time before the epidemic began, and "the level is almost tens of thousands of people". After the amendment, another 700 people will be added.

"Once the legislation is (implemented), there will be a special department for one hospital and one nurse, and there will be no (manpower) supply. I am worried that the legislation will become an empty talk, and it will not be implemented."

Li Hui (middle), member of the Elderly Commission, said that if the Ordinance is implemented, the industry will need to increase its manpower, especially as the Ordinance requires "one hospital, one nurse", which requires an additional 500 nurses.

(Photo by Huang Xuzhi)

Promoting the establishment of a training mechanism for elderly care and professional standards for elderly care

Qiu Jieer, the first vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Elderly Service Association, said that a large number of medical staff have been lost due to the immigration tide, and the recruitment conditions of the institutions are far less than that of hospitals. She hopes to establish a mechanism for elderly care training and professional standards for elderly care, so that hospitals and hospitals can There is a clear division of hands.

After the amendment, it is expected that 500 nursing homes will be eliminated and 5,000 places will be reduced

Di Zhiyuan said that after the amendment, about 4,000 to 5,000 dormitory places will be eliminated, that is, about 500 nursing homes will be eliminated, and he believes that this is unfair: "(After the amendment) The place is big, the manpower is large, and the cost is high. Hey, who's in charge? Mi (operator), the old man and his family are in charge."

Di Zhiyuan (middle), a member of the Legislative Council of Social Welfare, put forward three suggestions.

(Photo by Huang Xuzhi)

Therefore, Di puts forward three suggestions.

First, the Government has established the "Residential Care Homes Support Fund for the Elderly" to support residential care homes that provide quality services.

Taking the former government-subsidized private kindergartens as an example, they said that as long as they meet the standard service quality, they can get a one-off subsidy. I believe the government is capable of doing so.

Second, I hope that the government will provide venues and allow small residential homes to operate "with everyone together", so as to reduce the elimination of a large number of dormitories.

Third, I hope the government will provide a career ladder specially designed for the training of residential care workers.

He pointed out that at present, "what are the tricks that nurses learn to use in nursing homes? Can you use them? Is there any value in training such senior people but you can't use them a lot?" Young people enter.

CUHK scholar: Citizens traveling or taking BA.2.75 back to Hong Kong should not relax the measures for nursing homes for the time being. The Confucius Institute has proposed to build a Confucian Temple next to Diamond Hill Station and use more new homes for the elderly and child care centers. We must tie up the canal.” The organization pushed the restraint plan to 4 nursing homes for the elderly | 98% of nursing homes have the fifth wave of the epidemic, calling on all walks of life to work together to resist the sixth wave

Source: hk1

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