REGARDING ELDERLY CARE POLICY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ESSAY

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Different countries or societies have different policies or views regarding elderly care policy. In the United Kingdom (UK), the United Kingdom government has advocated “Building a society for all ages” in (2009). The initiative suggested the followings need to be improved: pension scheme, better public services, improving financial support, engaging with work, and building communities (Building a society for all ages, 2009).

In Hong Kong (2009-2010) recent policy has also mentioned about elderly care. The initiative raised by Hong Kong Government (i.e. 2009-2010 Policy Address) in order to improve the quality of the elderly care include-

1. “Increasing from 50% to 90% the proportion of nursing home places in

existing subsidised contract residential care homes for the elderly;

2. Purchasing, for the first time, vacant places from self-financing nursing homes and care and attention homes; and

3. Making full use of the space in existing subsidised elderly homes to provide more places that offer continuous care” (2009-2010, Policy Address).

Different initiatives, for example, senior citizen card scheme in which elder aged 65 or over can enjoy concessions, privilege offered by Governmental departments (Social Welfare Departme