Ho Kin District Community Centre for Senior Citizens
Ho Kin District Community Centre for Senior Citizens started providing services in Sham Shui Po District in 1989. It provides diversified services in line with the concept of community care, thereby helping elders with different needs to establish harmonious interpersonal relationships in daily life and realize their potential, as well as promoting greater awareness of the well-being of elders in the community.
Scope of Services
Community education services
- Educational and developmental services
- Volunteer development
- Social and recreational services
- Meal and laundry services
- Drop-in services
- YO Power (services for third-age citizens)
- Health education and exercise promotion activities
Counseling services
- Case management and counseling services
- Standardized Care Need Assessment and application of Long-term care services
- Provision of information on community resources and referral services
Carer services and support services of Dementia
- Support services for carers and needy carers
- Educational and supportive programmes on dementia
- Dementia Community Support Scheme
Community network
- Support team for the elderly
- Services for hidden and vulnerable elderly
- Volunteer development
- Outreach and buildup of community network
Buildup of Community Social Service Network
- Collaboration with and provision of support to other elderly service units in the district
- Community education
Target Groups
- Elderly persons aged 60 or above living in the locality
- Carers
- The community at large
Service Boundary
Sham Shui Po District (Wing Cheong Estate, Fu Cheong Estate, Nam Cheong Estate, Lai On Estate, Lai Kok Estate, Yee Ching Court, Yee Kok Court, Hoi Ying Estate, Hoi Lok Court, and the private buildings in the vicinity of south of Tai Po Road, east of Tonkin Street, north of Boundary Street, West Kowloon Corridor, and north of Sham Mong Road)
*Support team for the Elderly (STE) & Home Care Services is rendered for the above areas only.
Highlight Projects
Astronomy Club for Senior Citizens
Application
Please call or visit our centre in person for further information if necessary.