07.02.01.06. Is there a mechanism to co-ordinate care, treatment, and support for people with dementia such as a care manager or dementia advisor, across health and long-term care? | Hong Kong SAR

07.02.01.06. Is there a mechanism to co-ordinate care, treatment, and support for people with dementia such as a care manager or dementia advisor, across health and long-term care? | Hong Kong SAR

22 Aug 2022

Yes. The Dementia Community Support Scheme is a recently implemented mechanism to coordinate care across health and long-term care, which is launched by the Food and Health Bureau, the Social Welfare Department, and the Hospital Authority. It provides territory-wide support services to people with mild or moderate dementia and to their carers through a medical-social collaboration model (Social Welfare Department, 2020c). Advanced care nurses from Hospital Authority, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and/or physiotherapists in District Elderly Community Centres work together to plan for inter-disciplinary care for people with dementia.

Besides, there is a Certi­fied Dementia Care Planner (CDCP) Course o­ffered by the Institute of Alzheimer’s Education of Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association, to train professional care planners who are equipped with comprehensive skills and knowledge about dementia care and can then provide continuity of care walking through the caring journey with families living with dementia, acting as coordinators with di­fferent dementia care teams in community, residential, and hospital settings (Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association, 2020a).

References:

Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association. (2020a). Certified Dementia Care Planner (CDCP) Course. Retrieved from http://ageing.hku.hk/upload/file/CDCP-8_flyer_new.pdf

Social Welfare Department. (2020c). Dementia Community Support Scheme. Retrieved from https://www.swd.gov.hk/dementiacampaign/en/info_5.html