I understand that one thing that we need to focus on in evaluation is the effect of the program. Could you please tell me more about the effectiveness of residential respite service? Is it true that older adults can get as much RCHE service as they want in HK?

Welcome.

Thanks very much for the detailed information.

To put it simply, residential respite service helps a lot to improve the qualities of home care for older adults and the relationships between older adults and their carers by releasing the caring pressure of carers, although it’s also criticized for too short respite days for each carer. The maximum accumulative number of service days is 42 within a year, but special consideration can be given to individual needy older adults.