Helping Hand Hongkong Bank Foundation Lok Fu Care Home | SWD Recognised 

Infirmary Unit Services (Providing 20 Dedicated Places) 

Helping Hand Hongkong Bank Foundation Lok Fu Care Home is one of the 19 subvented care and attention homes on the SWD list providing Infirmary Units, offering 20 long-term care places. With a provision of nursing staff, we allow frail and chronically ill elders requiring infirmary service to enjoy continuous medical care while remaining in their existing homes. Read on for the eligibility criteria and application procedure.

Facing the decline of elders' physical functions or chronic illnesses, family members often worry most about frequent hospital visits and the difficulties of adapting to a new environment. Helping Hand deeply understands the elders' desire for "ageing in place." Our Helping Hand Hongkong Bank Foundation Lok Fu Care Home is recognised by the Social Welfare Department to establish an Infirmary Unit specially designed to care for frail elders, providing 20 dedicated places. Infirmary Units are an integral part of some subvented care and attention homes featuring special care facilities, allowing elders to receive infirmary-level continuum of care.

The target group of this unit is elders currently residing in subvented care and attention homes (or private homes participating in the Enhanced Bought Place Scheme) who are assessed to require infirmary service. Applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Residential Background: Existing residents of subvented care and attention homes or subsidised places in private homes participating in the Enhanced Bought Place Scheme.

2. Professional Assessment:

．Certified by Community Geriatric Assessment Teams (CGAT) of the Hospital Authority to be in a condition requiring infirmary placement; or
．Cases assessed by Community Geriatric Assessment Teams to be not in need of infirmary service may also be considered for admission if assessment results indicate a service option of 'Beyond Nursing Home'. 

For details, please refer to Social Welfare Department Infirmary Units in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly.  

3. Supplement Status: Currently not registered for Infirmary Care Supplement.

Referrals for admission to Infirmary Units must be made by social workers. Eligible residents of care and attention homes or their family members can contact the social workers of the homes concerned. To learn more about the application procedure, please call 2336 0716 to enquire with the social workers of Lok Fu Care Home.

For details, please refer to Social Welfare Department Infirmary Units in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly.