Shamshuipo Integrated Home Care Service Team

Introduction

"Shamshuipo Integrated Home Care Service Team" (SSPIHCST) was formerly known as "Pak Tin Home Help Service Centre" and "Shek Kip Mei Home Help Service Centre". The Pak Tin Centre was established in 1976 and the Shek Kip Mei Centre was established in 1986.

Following the re-engineering of Community Support Services for Elders by the Social Welfare Department in 2003, these two centres were combined and renamed as "Shamshuipo Integrated Home Care Service Team" and further strengthened our services for the needy who are living in the community.

Service Purpose

Integrated Home Care Service Team is a community support services providing a wide range of care and services to the elders, the disabled, individuals and families with social needs, so as to actualise the rationale of "ageing in place" and "continuum of care".

Service Objective

To help service users to achieve and maintain an optimal level of functioning and independence, and to prevent premature and inappropriate admission to hospitals and residential care. 

Service Target

Ordinary Cases

• Aged 60 or above living in the community
• Disabled and the sick
• Individuals and families with social needs

Frail Cases

• Aged 60 or above living in the community and not receiving institutional service; and
• Assessed and recommended for Community Care Services or Residential Care Services under the Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services. 
• Carers of the service users of IHCS

HSMI* cases

• Aged 60 or above living in the community and not receiving institutional care;
• Waitlisting for IHCS(OC); and
• Assessed to be at the state of mild impairment or above under a designated assessment tool; or
• Assessed and recommended for "Home Support Services" under the Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services, and referred to the respective IHCS team by social worker.

* HSMI: Home Case and Support Service for Elderly Persons with Mild Impairment 

Scope of Services

	Ordinary Cases	Frail Cases	HSMI Cases
Care management and assessment
Personal care
Simple nursing care
Basic and special nursing care
Household cleaning service
Environment risk assessment and home modifications suggestions
Meal service
Speech therapy
Carer support and training
Case referral service
Escort service
Elderly sitting
Purchase and delivery of daily necessities
Child-minding
Rehabilitation exercises
General physical exercise
Counselling service
24-hour emergency support
Arranging respite service

The scope and frequency of services will be designed by our service team according to the needs of individual service users.

Besides the services mentioned above, we also organize volunteer visits, social activities and make service referrals so as to enhance service users' social networks and enable them to have positive outlook of life in the community.

Fee

Service users are required to make co-payment with amounts determined on the basis of their household income, and may be revised annually.

Application for Service

Ordinary and HSMI cases

Applicants can approach respective Integrated Family Service Centres/ Integrated Services Centres, Medical Social Service Units, District Elderly Community Centres, Neighbourhood Elderly Centres or Social Centres for the Elderly for referrals or Integrated Home Care Services Teams (IHCSTs) direct for application and arrangement of assessment.

Frail cases

Applicants can approach respective Integrated Family Service Centres/ Integrated Services Centres, Medical Social Service Units, District Elderly Community Centres, Neighbourhood Elderly Centres or Social Centres for the Elderly for referrals and arrangement of Standardised Care Need Assessment for Elderly Services. For further enquiry on the Standardised Care Need Assessment for Elderly Services for frail cases, please contact the Standardised Care Need Assessment Management Offices (Elderly Services) [SCNAMO(ES)s].

Termination of Service

Self-withdrawal

Service users can inform our social workers for termination of service. 

Discharge arrangement

Ordinary and HSMI cases

• Services will be terminated according to the result of service assessment.  

Frail cases:

• Services will be terminated for the following conditions:
• Self-withdrawal, suspension of service over 30days (such as long hospitalisation or departure etc.), improved self-care ability, other support network available, institutionalisation, deceased. 

Service Boundary

Ordinary Case:

• Shek Kip Mei Estate : Mei Yue House, Mei Ying House, Mei Leong House, Mei Sang House, Mei Shing House, Mei Wui House, Mei Yick House, Mei Yin House, Mei Hei House, Mei Pak House, Mei Kwai House, Mei Cheong House, Block 19 - 24, Block 42(Mei Shan House), Block 43(Mei Hung House), Block 44(Mei Choi House)
• Pak Tin Estate: Shing Tin House, Cheong Tin House, Shui Tin House, On Tin House, Lai Tin House, Wan Tin House, Tai Tin House, Hong Tin House, Kin Tin House, Wing Tin House, Sum Tin House, Block 9-11
• Tai Hang Sai Estate 
• Pak Tin and Tai Hang Sai Private Housings: Fook Tin Building, Kam Yuck Building, Tin Fung House, Pak Yuk House, Po Tin Building, Nam Cheong Commercial Building, Ample Building
• Other Private Housings: Un Chau Street 1-13(Odd), 86-298 (Even), Wai Wai Road (Even), Shunning Road 1-85(Odd), 2-98 (Even), Castle Peak Road 101-213 (Odd), 58-186(Even), Kiu Kiang Street157-163(Odd), 156-172 (Even), Kowloon Road 1-9 (Odd), 2-18 (Even), Camp Street 147-173 (Odd), 124-148 (Even), Kiu Yam Street 1-7 (Odd), 2-22 (Even),Po On Road 1-65 (Odd), 2-36 (Even), Pratas Street 167B-201(Odd), 158-190 (Even), Tonkin Street 40-58 (Even), Cronin Garden, Heya Green, Merlin Centre, Cheung Sha Wan Road 22-146(Even), Fuk Wah Street 1-93A(Odd), 2-64A(Even), Sam Ying Building, Fuk Wing Street 1-69(Odd), 2-30(Even), Tai Po Road 1-45(Odd), 6-178(Even), Yiu Tung Street 1-14(Odd & Even)18-22(Even), Berwick Street 1-29(Odd), Sai Yeung Choi Street North 191-289(Odd), 430-486(Even), Sai Yeung Choi Lane 7-11(Odd), Wong Chuk Street 15E-57(Odd), 4-56(Even), Maple Street 21-33(Odd), 2M, 2N, 4-6(Even), Kwong Hing Building, Nam Cheong Street 146-220(Even), Poplar Street 25E(Hang Shing Building), F, J, 27-31(Odd), 36-72(Even), Boundary Street 43-51(High Park), Shek Kip Mei Street 19-55(Odd), 22-56(Even)

Frail Case

• Tai Hang Tung Estate
• Nam Shan Estate, Nam Shan Yuen, Po Lai Court, Po Hei Court, Li Cheng Uk Estate, Un Chau Estate Phase 5 (Un Mun House, Un Wai House, Un Yat House, Un Him House), Yau Yat Chuen, Shun Ning Road -431 (Odd), -298 (Even), Castle Peak Road 101-339 (Odd Nos.), 58-328 (Even Nos.), Yen Chow Street 39-63 (Odd Nos.), Tonkin Street 31-end (Odd Nos.), 18-end (Even Nos.), Kiu Kiang Street 135-end (Odd Nos.), 126-end (Even Nos.), Wing Lung Street 1B-end (Odd Nos), 12-end (Even Nos.), Camp Street, Fat Tseung Street 7C-end (Odd Nos.), 2-end (Even Nos.), Fuk Wa Street 177D-215 (Odd Nos.), 180-212 (Even Nos.), Fuk Wing Street 153-231 (Odd Nos.), 136-348 (Even Nos.), Un Chau Street 123-271 (Odd Nos.), 86-372 (Even Nos.), Cheung Sha Wan Road 264-334 (Even Nos.), So Uk Estate, Cheung Fat Street (Even Nos.), Berwick Street 63-81 (Odd) and Even Nos.
• Pak Tin Estate, Chak On Estate, Caldecott Road 1-10 (Even Nos.), Tai Po Road 363-389 (Odd Nos), 222-338 (Even Nos.), Villa Carlton, Monte Carlton, Dynasty Heights, Beacon Heights, Chak On Road South, Tai Woh Ping Road, Chak on Road, Lung Ping Road, Yin Ping Road, Cornwall Street, Mount Beacon
• Shek Kip Mei Estate, Tai Hang Sai Estate, Fook Tin Building, Kam Yuck Building, Tin Fung House, Pak Yuk House, Po Tin Building, Nam Cheong Commercial Building, Ample Building, Wai Wai Road (Even), Kowloon Road, Kiu Yam Street, Po On Road -337 (Odd Nos.) and Even Nos., Pratas Street, Tonkin Street 18-end (Even Nos.), 31-end (Odd Nos.), Cronin Garden, Heya Green, Merlin Centre

Inquiries and Comments

For any inquiries and comments, please contact us on 2776 5712 or visit our team in person during opening hours.