04.03.05.03. Are the preferences of people with dementia encouraged to be considered in care practice and decision making? | Hong Kong SAR

04.03.05.03. Are the preferences of people with dementia encouraged to be considered in care practice and decision making? | Hong Kong SAR

18 Aug 2022

As mentioned in the Mental Health Review Report (MHRR), persons with dementia and their family members can appoint a guardian or an attorney to make decisions on financial, legal, and healthcare arrangements for them under the two ordinances of legal protection as previously mentioned.

The Elderly Services Programme Plan (ESPP) mentions the principle of enabling informed choices with adequate and updated information provided to older people which match their varying needs, such as the quality, quantity, fees, and location of different services units (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, p. 13).

References:

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.