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Hong Kong Housing Society Annual Report 2016
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BUSINESS OPERATIONS
業務重點
Elderly Resources Centre
In addition to providing different types of elderly housing, we
assist seniors living in private properties to achieve ‘ageing in place’
through our Elderly Resources Centre (ERC). Following the launch of
the ERC in 2005 at Prosperous Garden, we have steadily increased
the number of projects and services offered through this facility.
In the past decade, the ERC has served over 329,000 members of the
community, including the elderly, their families and carers, as well as
students, overseas scholars and industry practitioners.
Operated by occupational therapists and registered social workers,
the ERC promotes the concept of ‘ageing in place’ to the wider
community through education, assessment of physical well-being
and home risks, training, consultation and research.
Another task of the ERC is to raise awareness of home safety among
the elderly by introducing them to age-friendly furniture and tools.
In future, the ERC will put a greater focus on promoting age-friendly
homes for a safe, convenient and barrier-free living environment for
the aged.
The ERC enhances home safety of the elderly
「長者安居資源中心」提升長者的家居安全
「長者安居資源中心」
除了提供不同類型的長者房屋外，房協亦
透過「長者安居資源中心」協助居於私人樓
宇的長者「居家安老」。該中心自二零零五年
在駿發花園成立以來，不斷增強所提供的項
目及服務。
在過去十年，「長者安居資源中心」服務超
過
329,000
名社區人士，當中包括長者、
其家人及照護者，以至學生、海外學者和業
界人士。
「長者安居資源中心」由職業治療師及註冊
社工主理，透過教育、身體機能及家居風險
評估、培訓、諮詢及研究，向廣大市民推廣
「居家安老」的概念。
「長者安居資源中心」的另一項工作是向長者
介紹「長者友善」的傢具與工具，提高他們
的家居安全意識。日後，該中心將加強推廣
「長者友善」家居，為長者締造安全、方便及
無障礙的生活環境。