As mentioned in the Mental Health Review Report (MHRR), an effective medical-social collaboration is essential to achieve a person-centred and holistic care model to ensure the quality of nursing and personal care in health and social care services (Food and Health Bureau, 2017a, p. 171).

The Elderly Services Programme Plan (ESPP) recommends the development of a comprehensive quality assurance system to monitor the quality and make continuous improvement for elderly services (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, p. 25). This plan also suggests measures to strengthen the quality of community and residential care services, reviews Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance (Cap 459), and encourges public-private partnership in service provision (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, pp. 28-29).

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.