The Elderly Services Programme Plan (ESPP) proposes the set-up of a real-time vacancy information system and district-based pre-registration system to reduce the barriers concerning service utilisation and to facilitate timely access to services, especially for respite and emergency placement services (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, p. 24). The plan also proposes two recommendations on improving the information systems for elderly care, including dementia.

• “Recommendation 18a – An integrated service provider interface with the Long Term Care Services Delivery System (LDS) built on the LDS database with enhanced Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services (SCNAMES) functions, is to be explored” (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, p. 41).
• “Recommendation 18c – Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) should be expanded to enhance the quality of care delivery” (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, p. 42).

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.