As mentioned in the Mental Health Review Report (MHRR), there is a wide range of subsidised support and care services provided to persons with dementia and their family carers. In terms of financial risk protection, the Government has launched the Pilot Schemes on Living Allowance for Carers of Elderly Persons from Low-income Families since 2014. Under this scheme, a total of 4,000 carers including carers for persons with dementia were benefited as of 2018 (Food and Health Bureau, 2017a, p. 159).

In terms of equitable access and affordability, the Elderly Services Programme Plan (ESPP) proposes recommendations on strengthening the financial sustainability of elderly services through reviewing the existing co-payment and allowance schemes (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, p. 40).

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.