Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong

Introduction

The Social Welfare Department (SWD) launched the Pilot Scheme of Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong (GDRCS Scheme) in June 2014 and GDRCS Scheme was regularised in January 2020. It is to provide an option for the elderly persons on the Central Waiting List (CWL) for subsidised care and attention places to choose to live in the residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) in Guangdong designated under the Scheme.

Starting from 28 July 2023, SWD expands the GDRCS Scheme by including to cover the elderly persons waitlisted for subsidised nursing home places under CWL and to invite applications from operators of RCHEs with experience and satisfactory track records in providing subsidised elderly residential care services in Hong Kong and are operating RCHE(s) in Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to register their RCHE(s) in GBA cities as the Recognised Service Provider (RSP) under the GDRCS Scheme.

Starting from 1 October 2023, to encourage eligible elderly person to join the GDRCS Scheme, SWD has included into the Scheme a 6-month trial stay (i.e. counting from the date of admitting to the RCHE under the GDRCS Scheme). If the elderly person continues to reside in the Mainland RCHE upon the expiry of the trial period, his/her application for LTC services on the CWL will close. If the elderly person chooses to be discharged from the Mainland RCHE under the GDRCS Scheme during the trial period, his/her original position of application for LTC services on the CWL will resume according to the application date.

Details about the GDRCS Scheme can be downloaded here:

Item / Name	Download File
Service Brief of the GDRCS Scheme	PDF

Service Briefs of Residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) participating in the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong

Name of RCHEs	Download File	Video Introduction
1. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Shenzhen Society for Rehabilitation Yee Hong Heights (operator: The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation)(Care and Attention Places and Nursing Places are provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)	Video Link
2. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Helping Hand Zhaoqing Home for the Elderly (operator: Helping Hand)(Care and Attention Places and Nursing Places are provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)	Video Link
3. 佛山市暢享薈養老院有限公司 (operated under partnerships: E. T. Investment Limited)(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)	Video Link
4. 深業頤居養老運營（深圳）有限公司 (operated under partnerships: Jane's Home Limited)(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)	Video Link
5. 佛山市眾星天福養老服務有限公司(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)
6. 中山火炬開發區頤康老年服務中心(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)
7. 南沙區養老院（廣州市南沙區頤年養老服務中心）(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)
8. 廣東頤壽醫療養老有限公司廣州麓湖家長薈分院(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)
9. 保利養老服務管理有限公司廣州天悅和熹會頤養中心(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)
10. 廣州椿萱茂陳涌養老服務有限公司(operated under partnerships:The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon)(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)
11. 佛山市順德區和泰安養中心(operated under partnerships:Jane's Home Limited)(Only Care and Attention Places is provided)	PDF (Chinese version only)

Services Content and Fee under GDRCS Scheme

RSP under GDRCS Scheme shall provide the elderly persons joining the Scheme a comprehensive and well-coordinated residential care services, and adopt a multi-disciplinary approach, including comprehensive medical care, nursing care, nutrition, personal care, rehabilitation and social work service, etc., to attend to the health problem and care need of the elderly persons. The services include -
(i)   accommodation within shared rooms;
(ii) 3 meals per day plus snacks;
(iii) 24-hours care and nursing services;
(iv) formulation and implementation of individual care plan;
(v) 2 rehabilitative services sessions per week, on an individual or group basis;
(vi)    1 visit per month by a registered medical practitioner as arranged by RSP to conduct medical check and general medical consultation;
(vii) providing transport and escort for the residents joining GDRCS Scheme to attend medical follow-up and receive treatment at designated hospitals/clinics, and/or including
arranging persons staying with the residents during his/her hospitalisation (The service provision in terms of frequency and delivery mode, varies among RSPs. For details, please refer to the service
brief of the RSP.);
(viii)  counselling, developmental/supportive/therapeutic groups, etc., and regular social or recreational activities; and
(ix) laundry service.

Under the GDRCS Scheme, the residents are not required to pay for the accommodation, meal, nursing care service, personal care and basic medical care fees after joining the GDRCS Scheme. The residents are required to pay for consumable items, including diapers and wound dressings, etc.

How to Apply

Elderly persons who are waitlisted for subsidised residential care services in the CWL and would like to apply for the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong may contact their responsible workers to file an application for GDRCS Scheme.

New applicants of LTC services may approach Medical Social Services Units, Integrated Family Service Centres or elderly centres to make an application and request for referral for subsidised LTC services. Through initial screening and assessment as appropriate, they may apply for LTC service, including GDRCS Scheme, in accordance with their assessment results after their care needs have been ascertained in the Standardised Care Needs Assessment.

Joining the GDRCS Scheme as Recognised Service Providers

Applicant shall read the Invitation for Proposal and annexes. Details about the Invitation for Proposal and annexes can be downloaded here:

Item / Name	Download File
Brief on Application for being an RSP of Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong	PDF
Invitation for Proposal and annexes of the RSP	PDF (Chinese version only)

Useful information and Download

Item / Name	Download File
PowerPoint (20 June 2024)	PDF (Chinese version only)
FAQs	PDF(Chinese version only)

Enquiries

For details of the Scheme and application, you may contact the Residential Care Services Section of Elderly Branch as follows-
Address    :    Elderly Branch (Residential Care Services Section)
          Social Welfare Department
     Room 2354, Floor 23, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East,
                      Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Telephone :    2961 7234
Fax : 3104 2872
Email Address : gdrcss@swd.gov.hk

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