Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities
Description
Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities aims at providing home-based support services to meet their personal care, nursing care and rehabilitation training needs of persons with severe intellectual / physical disabilities / moderate nursing care need or functional impairment. It also aims at relieving the stress of their family members / carers and improving their quality of life.
Target Groups
- Persons with severe intellectual / physical disabilities who are on the waiting list for subvented residential care service of Hostel for Severely Physically Handicapped, Hostel for Severely Mentally Handicapped / Care and Attention Home for Severely Disabled Persons;
- Persons with severe intellectual / physical disabilities who are assessed to be eligible for the service in accordance with the Assessment Tool for Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities;
- Students attending special schools for children with severe intellectual / physical disabilities; and
- Family members / carers of the above-mentioned service users.
Programme Content
- Nursing care;
- Rehabilitation training (Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy / Speech Therapy);
- Personal care service;
- Escort service;
- Carer support service;
- Home respite service;
- Social work service;
- Meal support service (To be coordinated by case managers based on service users’ need. Meal fee is paid by service users.);
- Transportation service.
Fees and Charges
| Category of services | Fee charging |
|---|---|
| Full package of services | $1,002 (monthly ceiling charges) |
| Individual Service | |
| Personal care service | $33 per hour |
| Escort service | $33 per hour |
| Home respite service | $33 per hour |
| Rehabilitation training | $33 per hour |
| Nursing care (provided by health worker) | $33 per session* |
| Home visit by Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist / Speech Therapist | $52 per session* |
| Home visit by Nurse | $43 per session* |
| Other Service | |
| Transportation service | $10 per trip |
* Each session lasts at least 45 minutes.
Application Procedure
Applicants can either approach the service providers or apply for the service through their social workers.
Remarks
Persons with severe disabilities over the age of 60 can opt for (1) Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities / Integrated Support Service for Persons with Severe Physical Disabilities or (2) services for the elderly including Integrated Home Care Services (Frail Cases) / Enhanced Home and Community Care Services / Day Care Centre / Unit for the Elderly / Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly if the applicant is assessed to be eligible for service. The applicant cannot receive both kinds of services at the same time. For the applicant with severe disabilities under the age of 60, he/she can only choose Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities or Integrated Support Service for Persons with Severe Physical Disabilities depending on their eligibility for the respective service. To avoid service duplication, applicant / guardian / appointee is required to make a declaration for the service operator of not using similar services of other subvented non-government organisations during service application, and gives consent for the service operator to confirm information with relevant agencies.
Information of Service Unit
| Item / Name | Download File |
|---|---|
| Service boundaries and telephone numbers of NGO operators rendering the service | PDF ／Word |
| Brief on the "Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities" | PDF / Word |
| Application Form for "Home Care Service for Persons with Severe Disabilities" | PDF / Word |