Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited (HKSKH)
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Mission Statement
Established in 1966, the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council (the Welfare Council) has been providing multifaceted services to individuals across all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds in line with its service philosophy, “Personalised Service, Holistic Care”, to “Transform Lives” so they may be “Lived in Abundance”. We “serve with care and sincerity”, working with different enterprises, corporations, organisations, families and individuals to actualize the Christian spirit, “to serve but not to be served” through the expression of love and care to those who are less fortunate, and collectively building a harmonious society.
About This Cause
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Pilot Scheme on Multi-disciplinary Outreaching Support Teams for the Elderly (Kowloon Central Cluster) The Welfare Council was appointed by the Social Welfare Department in 2019 to run the 4-year “Pilot Scheme on Multi-disciplinary Outreaching Support Teams for the Elderly”, providing free social and rehabilitation services at private, contracted and self-financing residential care homes for the elderly in Kowloon Central (Kowloon City and Yau-Tsim-Mong District). The scheme delivers services through a professional team of occupational therapists and physiotherapists, who conduct clinical assessments, regular assessments, rehabilitation training for private residential care homes for the elderly, and offer professional advices and training to staff from the homes and caregivers. The scheme’s social workers also provide social services to elderly residents, which addressed their physical need and enhanced their quality of life. Moreover, the scheme offers speech therapy to residents of contracted or self-financing homes. Scope of Services 1. Physiotherapy: pain management, muscle-strengthening activity and stretching exercise 2. Occupational therapy: cognitive assessment, self-care training and proper sitting posture 3. Speech therapy: swallowing assessment and training, language assessment and training 4. Social services: partnering with different organisations and corporations in the community to provide social services to the elderly, such as visits, performances, interest groups and spiritual care and promote a caring culture towards the elderly.