Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog charged three individuals, including two care home operators, for allegedly defrauding an elderly care voucher scheme of HK$1.3 million by inflating service hours.
Hong Kong's welfare chief, Chris Sun, announced plans to expand priority community care to include dementia patients and elderly caregivers. This review follows a tragedy where an elderly couple, not identified for targeted support due to age criteria, experienced a fatal incident. Sun emphasized prioritizing dementia care.
Yueban, a Chinese company, has debuted the Xiaoban, a smart toilet that autonomously drives to users, aiding those with mobility issues. It features self-cleaning, bidet, warm air drying, and waste disposal, potentially reducing reliance on caregivers.
A fire at the Mawpiya Sevana Elderly Care Home in western Sri Lanka killed at least 12 residents and injured seven others. The blaze, which broke out Wednesday evening, is suspected to have been caused by a gas cylinder explosion. The home's owner and director have been arrested.
Seven international nursing students from Taipei Medical University visited Taipei Veterans General Hospital Hsinchu Branch to observe Taiwan's rural elderly care practices, focusing on smart healthcare, cultural care, and hospice care.
China's elderly care system sees 90% opting for home-based care, 7% community support, and 3% institutional care. The 3% caters to vulnerable groups, but institutions face profitability issues due to high labor and land costs, leading to a polarized market. Government policies and innovative models aim to support sustainable development.
A German lawmaker proposes requiring homeowners to use their homes to pay for elderly care, sparking a row over social welfare amid fiscal pressures.
Guangzhou's Baiyun District is developing a comprehensive elderly care system, integrating smart technology, convenient living circles, and industrial innovation to meet the needs of its large elderly population.
Hong Kong authorities plan to lease out government-built day care facilities for the elderly to the private sector under a pilot programme aimed at providing more diverse services targeting older middle-class residents. Labour and Welfare Bureau officials said in a Legislative Council panel meeting on Monday that the government would introduce the “publicly built, privately run” model to provide “more diverse and higher quality” elderly care services. Under the plan, the government will invite...
Hong Kong authorities will experiment leasing government-built elderly care facilities to the private sector, with the pilot programme aiming to provide more diverse services targeting middle-class senior residents. Labour and Welfare Bureau officials said in a Legislative Council panel meeting on Monday that the government would roll out a “publicly built, privately run” model to provide “more diverse and higher quality” elderly care services. Under the proposal, the government will invite...
Hong Kong authorities will experiment leasing government-built elderly care facilities to the private sector, with the pilot programme aiming to provide more diverse services targeting middle class senior residents. Labour and Welfare Bureau officials said in a Legislative Council panel meeting on Monday that the government would roll out a “publicly built, privately run” model to provide “more diverse and higher quality” elderly care services. Under the proposal, the government will invite...
Authorities will negotiate with operators of popular care homes in Guangdong province to secure more places for elderly Hongkongers to meet rising demand, the welfare minister has said, amid a ninefold surge in city residents moving into such facilities across the border in recent years. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said in an interview with the South China Morning Post that the number of elderly Hong Kong residents living in care homes under the Residential Care Services...
Japan's aging population is leading care providers to recruit physically strong individuals, including bodybuilders and athletes, to assist with demanding tasks like lifting and mobility support. This innovative approach aims to address labor shortages in the care sector and make the profession more appealing to younger workers by highlighting its active nature.
