Dementia is framed as one of the major mental health conditions in the official mental health service review, and one of the key service areas in the official elderly service plan. In the Mental Health Review Report (MHRR) there are three main chapters on mental health services including children and adolescents (Chapter 2), adults (Chapter 3), and dementia support services for the elderly (Chapter 4). Dementia is covered in one of the chapters. In the Elderly Services Programme Plan (ESPP), Chapter 5 describes the six areas of elderly services including active ageing, community care services and carer support, residential care services, Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism and case management, services for elderly persons with dementia, and end-of-life care. Dementia is covered in one of the areas and two corresponding recommendations are proposed among a total of 20 short, medium to long-term recommendations on elderly care services (Food and Health Bureau, 2017a; Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017).

References:

Food and Health Bureau. (2017a). Mental Health Review Report.  Retrieved from https://www.fhb.gov.hk/download/press_and_publications/otherinfo/180500_mhr/e_mhr_full_report.pdf.

Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, Elderly Commission of Government of Hong Kong SAR,. (2017). Elderly Services Programme Plan. Hong Kong: Elderly Commission of Government HKSAR Retrieved from https://www.elderlycommission.gov.hk/en/download/library/ESPP_Final_Report_Eng.pdf.