Chui Ernest Wing-tak
Sau Po Centre on Ageing, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Home Health Care Serv Q. 2011 Jul;30(3):119-32. doi: 10.1080/01621424.2011.592413.
In comparison to residential care services, home and community care services in Hong Kong remain underfunded and underdeveloped. The government's long-term care policies have resulted in an overreliance on subsidized long-term care services in the form of institutional care services. The quality of services offered by private residential care facilities is a cause for concern. Population aging, evolving family structures, and changes in residential living patterns are expected to continue to put a strain on resources for services for the elderly in the near future. This article provides an overview of the many issues surrounding long-term care in Hong Kong and offers potential directions for the future development of long-term care services.
与住宿照顾服务相比，香港的家居及社区照顾服务资金仍然不足且发展不完善。政府的长期护理政策导致过度依赖以机构照顾服务形式提供的补贴长期护理服务。私营住宿照顾设施提供的服务质量令人担忧。预计在不久的将来，人口老龄化、家庭结构演变以及居住生活模式的变化将继续给老年人服务资源带来压力。本文概述了香港长期护理所涉及的诸多问题，并为长期护理服务的未来发展提供了潜在方向。
