Jockey Club Post-diagnostic Support in Dementia Care Programme
The programme staff has organized a webinar with general practitioners (GP) and family doctors in December. We were honoured to invite seven GPs, to share their precious experience in diagnosis of dementia. Prof Timothy Kwok, Director of JCCPA and Professor of Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK also shared the diagnosis and management of elders with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to participants.
Besides, programme staff have delivered a talk for the elders at the Chinese Christian and Missionary Alliance Sheung Shui Church to introduce brain health tips.
Moreover, programme staff also visited various estates under Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS), including Health Village and Sha Tau Kok Chuen to carry out cognitive assessment for the elders. The identified subjects who might require further cognitive diagnosis would be referred to GPs or doctors in family medicines specialty for consultation with subsidies provided.
Apart from that, group training sessions were conducted in JCCPA and HKHS estates, including Health Village in North Point, Lai Tak Tsuen in Tai Hang, Kwun Lung Lau in Kennedy Town and Yue Kwong Chuen in Aberdeen. The participants learnt about dementia knowledge as well as how to establish healthy lifestyles in the future.
PDSP provides free educational talk for different NGOs and screening service for those aged 50 or above in order to promote early diagnosis and early intervention. If anyone observed that the elderly in the family demonstrated a significant decline in memory and cognitive impairment, you are welcome to contact our programme staff Mr. Chan at 2946 8179 or Ms. Yip at 2946 8182.
JCCPA Christmas Party
JCCPA have held three Christmas parties this year. Our frontline staff conducted games, sang Christmas carols and made gingerbread cookies with the elder members. They have enjoyed a carnival atmosphere here and their sensory and cognitive function has also been trained though the above activities. Besides, Christmas feast and Christmas gift were also prepared, our frontline staff dressed up as Santa Claus to send out the gift and best wishes to the elderly. The party was full of joy and laughter, it was an unforgettable and remarkable Christmas to the elderly as well as our staff this year.
Jockey Club Caring Communities for Dementia Campaign
In this campaign, we have developed the guarding-tooth device, using the bluetooth and crowd-sourcing technology, to assist caregivers to search for the people with dementia when they get lost.
In response to the need of searching people with dementia when they are lost, JCCPA continuously organized iBeacon distribution day in December. Two sessions were held for the caregivers in needs. Distribution day will be held continuously in the next year, please visit our website for more details (https://www.jccpa.org.hk/en/projects/ccd/).
Registration and enquiry by district:
Jockey Club Centre for Positive Aging (New Territories East, Kowloon and Islands District)
Phone: 6804 6307 (Office hour: Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm. Except Sat, Sun and Public Holidays)
St. James’ Settlement (Hong Kong Island, New Territories West and Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing)
Phone: 8105 5818
Apart from that, we have launched the first batch of “Angel Box” Bluetooth devices which was supported by the Kowloon Motor Bus (1933) Co., Ltd., installing relevant devices at five large bus stops. The first batch of “Angel Box” Bluetooth devices have been installed, which could strengthen the network for finding the elderly.
To quickly grasp the location of the get lost elderly, the number and density of Bluetooth devices were the key. If there are more Bluetooth devices, the time can be speed up and the location can be more accurate when searching the get lost elderly. We have cooperated with KMB and installed the Bluetooth devices at five major bus stops including: Shatin Central Bus Terminus, Tuen Mun Town Centre Bus Terminus, Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Bus Terminus and Tuen Mun Road Bus Interchange (towards Tuen Mun and Kowloon directions). If the people with dementia wear our ibeacon and pass through the “Angel Box” Bluetooth device, the approximate location will be sent to the caregiver after the server receives the signal. Caregivers can locate the people with dementia by the App and bring them home safely as soon as possible.
It is believed that the caregivers could be benefited from the “Angel Box” Bluetooth device as well as to build a dementia friendly community.
"1+2" Family Caregivers Training Course
With the support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant, JCCPA has launched a new programme “1+2 Family Caregivers Training Courses for Dementia Care” in 2021.
The half-day training session: contemplation and needs of caregivers was successfully held on 18 December. Our social worker and training consultant, Mr. Andrew Lau has shared with over 100 caregivers regarding his observation on the needs of caregivers. He has also answered the questions raised by the caregivers.
Entering 2022, the “1+2 Family Caregivers Training Courses for Dementia Care” will be held continuously, and there will be a “one day intensive training” and eight “half-day training” in every quarter.
The seminars in the first quarter are now opened for registration. Family caregivers are welcome to register at https://forms.gle/TuVDi7Cw274hpXYj6
