Ad Hoc Committee on Home Care
Convenor
The Hon Ho Mun-ka
Members
Mrs Peggy LAM, SBS, JP
Dr FANG Sum-suk, Marion, JP
Dr WU Wai-yung, Raymond, JP
Dr SHUM Ping-shiu, JP
Mr WAN Man-yee, JP
Prof Iris CHI
Ms HO On-nei, JP
Mr LAI Kam-cheung, JP
Prof HUI CHAN Wan-ying
Dr CHAN Cheung-ming, Alfred
Ms Rosita LAI
Ms NG Shun-shun
Ms HUI Yee-man, Esther
Ms Irene HO
Mr CHUNG Wai-tong, Andy
Representatives of the Hospital Authority
Relevant bureaux and departments
Terms of Reference
The Ad Hoc Committee was set up in October 1998 with the following terms of reference:
A
To review the effectiveness of existing home help services in providing home-based care services to the elderly living at home and to examine the feasibility of re-engineering and upgrading home help service to home care service.
B
To examine, review and improve the interface between home help service and other community support services, such as day care centres, day hospitals, visiting health teams, multi-service centres for the elderly, etc. with a view to providing the elderly living at home with an integrated care service.
C
In re-engineering home help service, to explore the possibility of more intensive use of volunteers.
D
To advise the Secretary for Health and Welfare and Director of Social Welfare on the implementation of pilot schemes to develop an integrated home care service.
E
To undertake any task in relation to community care services for the elderly assigned by the Elderly Commission.