Kowloon (1) Regional Home Care Service
Service Objectives
The YMMSS is a multi-disciplinary social service agency under the auspices of the Methodist Church, Hong Kong. Through the Love of Jesus Christ and the commitment towards a social service laboratory spirit, our agency works consistently to innovate and provide quality services to meet emerging social needs.
Through providing a series of integrated home care services, nursing care services and rehabilitative training programmes for severely disabled persons living in the community, we help mitigate the stress experienced by their family members/carers, improve their quality of life, and provide support for them in community living;
We also provide training and support for family members/carers in order to help improve their caregiving ability.
Service Contents
We provide an integrated home-based range of services that includes:
- Personal care service
- Nursing service
- Occupational therapy / Physiotherapy / Speech therapy service
- Rehabilitation training
- Escort service
- Respite service
- Case management and counselling service
- Carer support service
- Meal service
*A professional assessment will be carried out by our staff, and a detailed service plan based on the specific needs of each service user will be formulated.
Service Target
Severely disabled persons who are residing in the Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Sham Sui Po and Tseung Kwan O districts, and:
- Who are on the (CRSRehab) waiting list for hostels for the severely mentally disabled; hostels for the severely physically disabled and residential care homes for the severely disabled; or
- Who have completed the Standardized Assessment Mechanism for Residential Services for People with Disabilities, and are found to be eligible for services; or
- Who are attending special schools for children with Severe Physical or Mental Disabilities; or
- And family carers of handicapped persons from any disability categories described above.
Service Boundaries
The servide targets who lives in Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Sham Sui Po and Tseung Kwan O
Application of Services
Through referral by a caseworker or by direct application.
Withdrawal of Services
- After the service user has been successfully admitted to a subsidized hostel place;
- After the service user has been admitted to a hospital for over 3 months, and there is no discharge plan provided by the hospital;
- When the service user terminates the service on their own account;
- When the service user has deceased.
Fee
Service fees are based on the fee standards established by the Social Welfare Department. Under special circumstances, our agency will consider reducing part of the fees based on the assessment and recommendation of our Centre’s social worker in charge of the case.
| Category of services | Fee charging |
| Full package of services | $1002 (monthly ceiling charges) |
| Personal care / Escort / Home respite service | $33 per hour |
| Rehabilitation training | $33 per hour |
| Nursing care (provided by Nurse) | $43 per session * |
| Nursing care (provided by health worker) | $33 per session * |
| Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist / Speech therapy service | $52 per session * |
| Rehabilitation vans service | $10 per trip |
*The duration of a session is 45 minutes
Opening Hours
Mondays to Saturdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Services outside the opening hours could be arranged through contacting our Center’s Social Worker.
Contact Us
Address：
G/F., Wing C, Yun Tin House,
Pak Tin Estate, Shamshuipo, Kowloon
Tel：2337 9966
Fax：2337 9060
Email：khcs@yang.org.hk
Website：www.yang.org.hk
Unit Website : https://www.yangkhcs.org/en
