In July 2009, the Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service - Hong Kong partnered with Tuen Mun Hospital to establish the Elderly Patient Discharge Support Program. The program expanded to Pok Oi Hospital in May 2012 and Tin Shui Wai Hospital in April 2023, providing an average of eight weeks of community support services for elderly patients discharged from the three hospitals.

Service Districts
Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai

Service Objectives
-To plan for the hospital discharge and to provide community care support service to elderly patients with the Integrated Discharge Support Program for Elderly Patients.
-To arrange community-based rehabilitation services for newly discharged elderly, so as to maintain their quality of life and to reduce the risk of unplanned hospital re-admission.
-To enhance support and training to caregivers to increase the standard of care and to relieve stress

Target Group
Newly discharged elderly aged 60 or above (living in Tuen Mun or Yuen Long District) who are assessed and referred by the Hospital Discharge Planning Team to be in need of personal care, home care support and rehabilitation services.

Service Contents

1. To plan for the hospital discharge and to provide community care support service to elderly patients with the Integrated Discharge Support Program for Elderly Patients.

2. To arrange community-based rehabilitation services for newly discharged elderly, so as to maintain their quality of life and to reduce the risk of unplanned hospital re-admission.

3. To enhance support and training to caregivers to increase the standard of care and to relieve stress.

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