Improve activities and self-care ability

According to a survey conducted by the Government in 2017, the number of patients aged 65 or above accounted for 44% of the Hospital Authority’s hospitals. It is estimated that by 2041, the population aged 85 or above in Hong Kong will be three times. There are more and more problems arising from the “double old family” and “single living alone” in the community. The needs of the elderly living in the elderly and medical rehabilitation can not be ignored. There are foundations that promote home rehabilitation services to help elders suffering from illnesses.

Alice’s Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation launches the “Double Standard (Hospital and Community-based) Rehabilitation Service Model” to help the elderly who are affected by the disease, self-care, activities and independent living to restore their quality of life and reduce their care. Pressure. The Foundation dispatches physiotherapy, occupational therapists, nurses and rehabilitation assistants to provide on-site home rehabilitation training, home modification and teaching caregiver rehabilitation knowledge for 6 to 9 months. The service time is determined by the physical condition of the elderly and it is desirable to grasp the best rehabilitation period of 3 to 12 months after surgery or diagnosis. The service only covers the Tai Po District for the time being. The Foundation calls on the Government or other charitable organisations to follow the example and promote the 18 districts.

Waiting for the long queue or missing the best recovery period

Qiu Yue, a physical physiotherapist at the Department of Outcasting and Rehabilitation, said that many elderly people are not eager to be taken care of for a long time. “Because of major illnesses such as falling bones or strokes, which affect muscle strength, activity and cognitive ability, they are forced to rely on their families. They describe life as death and are not happy. Not only they, but also caregivers are miserable.” Although there are resources to provide rehabilitation services for the elderly, the waiting time is not sustainable in terms of years or short-term training. It is difficult to enhance the effectiveness of rehabilitation. “When the hospital treatment is completed, there is a gap in service for the nursing service. The elderly can only wait. The situation has been slowly diverging and there is a chance to be admitted again. Some elderly people with mild to moderate defects are less qualified to rehabilitate. Service. In addition, there are quite a few inhabitants of the suburbs or the Tang House. It is difficult for the frail elderly who are inconvenient to enter and return to the hospital, which shows the importance of home rehabilitation.