1. Placement Briefing Elderly Settings Nov. 2014

2. From young old to frail old
Serving Targets
(a) Older Persons : Not stereotype
but
Wide range of ages
Wide spectrum of personalities
Different levels of abilities
From young old to frail old
(b) Their families / Care-givers

3. Categories of Services
(I) Community Support Services
(II) Residential / Long-termed Care Services

4. (I) Community Support Services
District Elderly Community Centre (DECC)
長者地區中心
Neighbourhood Elderly Centres (NEC)
長者鄰舍中心
Day Care Centres
長者日間護理中心
Enhanced Home & Community Care Services
改善家居及社區照顧服務
Integrated Home Care Services
綜合家居照顧服務
Support Team for the Elderly (STE)
長者支援服務隊

5. Possible Placement Hours
mainly Monday to Friday
(There will be less service users on Saturdays)
usually 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Also sometimes on Sundays for programmes

6. (II) Residential / Long-termed Care Services
Care and Attention Homes
護理安老院
Nursing Homes
護養院
Medical Infirmary
療養院

7. Possible Placement Hours
Need to fit the routines of the homes
e.g. the meal times and the nap/sleeping times

8. Possible Assignments Cases Groups Programmes/Projects
(Brief to in-depth counseling on emotional and interpersonal relationship issues,
Case management for referrals, etc.)
Groups
(Developmental, educational or therapeutic natures)
Programmes/Projects
(May adopt integrative methods of community work, group work and brief case work)

9. Work Skills Coordination/Team work
Inter + Intra-profession cooperation
Separation
Reflection
(Transference and counter-transference,
Values,
Ageism, etc.)

10. Setting Coordinators
Mrs. Bibiana Chau