2018 Opportunities for the Elderly Project
2018-11-30

The “耆鄰舞動遍城河” project of Caritas Harold H.W. Lee Care & Attention Home was awarded the Best Home Service under the Opportunities for Elderly Project 2017/18 organised by the Social Welfare Department. The project aimed to promote life and death education at elderly residential care home.

 

The "Friendly Guide" project of Caritas District Elderly Centre – Yuen Long is awarded the best one-year runner up of OEP (Opportunities for the Elderly Project) of Hong Kong and the best OEP of Yuen Long District. From a macro perspective, the project aims at improving community facilities for frail elders. From a micro view, it merges social work elements, neighborhood support and OEP component to encourage the frail elders to remove their "internal" and "external" barriers, to dream their dreams, affirm self-esteem and cultivate a caring culture.

 

院友代表梁堂妹及義工代表郭惠如接受由安老事務委員會主席林正財醫生頒發的2017/18「最佳院舍服務獎」

Ms. Leung Tong Mui (Resident of the Home) and Ms. Kwok Wai Yu (Volunteer) representing the Home to receive the Award from Dr. Lam Ching Choi, Chairman of Elderly Commission

 

Representatives receiving the best project first runner up award from the Permanent Secretary of Labour & Welfare and Director of Social Welfare

 

Elders learn to play African drum to release their emotion