Summer Activity
JCCPA organized a Summer Photo Frames making workshop for our members which helps reality orientation of people with dementia. Such kind of “seasonal” activities would guides them to be familiar with their environment, enhance their understanding of the date, time, place, people and things around them. It can also train their hand-eye coordination and concentration.
JCCPA organizes snacks and housework activities for our elder members every week such as preparing special cuisine or carrying out different housework. A dumplings making group was organised recently. Since some of the elder members are housewives, they find it easy and confident in making the dumplings. Such activity can train their concentration, execution and memory. The elder members often share with our staff the authentic way in making dumplings in turn.
Jockey Club Caring Communities for Dementia Campaign
JCCPA in collaboration with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and St. James’ Settlement organized the “Release of survey on the prevalence of people with dementia get lost in Hong Kong cum Kick of Ceremony of Jockey Club Caring Communities for Dementia Campaign” (CCD Campaign) on 4th May. We were delighted friends from mass media attended the event and gave a helping hand in promoting care for dementia to the public. We were also honoured to have the following honourable guests to officiating the kick of ceremony, they are Mr. Horace Lit, Senior Charities Manager, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Prof. Timothy Kwok, Director of JCCPA, Prof. Gary Chan, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Ms. Josephine Lee, Chief Executive Officer, St. James’ Settlement.
We conducted a survey about the prevalence of people with dementia get lost early this year and announced the result during the event. The result showed that over 30% of people with dementia lost their way home before, over 80% of caregivers worried their family members with dementia would get lost again. Times have changed, around 30% of family members use electronic devices to contact or find relatives with dementia, such as mobile phones or electronic tracking devices. It shows that the use of electronic devices in finding people will become a major trend. The ibeacon tracking device and “Dementia’s Secret Angel” APP which produced by the CCD Campaign meets this trend.
We encourage general public download the “Dementia’s Secret Angel” APP and in collaboration with the free-of-charge iBeacon device to caregivers in need, everyone of us could offer a hint to the caregivers when people with dementia get lost.
JCCPA organized an iBeacon distribution in our Shatin office and Lok Fu on 22 May. Following an overwhelming response, quotas filled in no time and near a hundred of caregivers are benefited. Our staff and volunteers assisted caregivers in downloading the “Dementia’s Secret Angel” APP and operating with the iBeacon device. We would like to deliver our most sincere thanks to all the volunteers who come over in such a hot day.
Jockey Club Post-diagnostic Support in Dementia Care Programme
Jockey Club Post-diagnostic Support in Dementia Care Programme (PDSP) staff visited various estates under Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) in May, including Moon Lok Dai Ha, Clague Garden Estate, Jat Min Chuen to carry out an on-site cognitive test by using the EC Screen App. EC Screen App aims to examine dementia for elders preliminarily in 5 to 10 minutes. If the examination result of elders is “Follow-up”, our staff will contact elders for detailed assessment and refer the elders in need to private General Practitioners for cognitive diagnosis with subsidy.
Post-diagnostic Support in Dementia Care Programme provides free educational talk and cognitive screening for different NGOs, organizations and those who aged 50 or above in order to screen and to be diagnosed by our collaborated General practitioners and to intervene early in dementia.
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 8174 or Ms. Yuen at 2946 8187 to arrange a cognitive assessment via telephone for the people in need.
PDSP provides free training sessions for people aged 50 or above who have diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and early dementia within one year, as well as 6 to 9 months supporting services to those family caregivers. In view of the latest development of the novel coronavirus infection, elderly and the caregivers can choose to receive supportive service via telephone, ZOOM meeting or self-learning from our e-platform. Please contact Ms. Yuen at 2946 8187 or Ms. Fan at 2946 8188 for more details.
"1+2" Family Caregivers Training Course
JCCPA organized the second session of the “1+2 Family Caregivers Training Courses” in the second quarter of 2021 on 15 May via an online platform.
We sincerely thank you Dr. Chan Wai Chi, Specialist in Psychiatry, spared his precious time and generously shared with over 250 family caregivers about the issues related to dementia care. A wide variety of topics were covered, including psychological symptoms and use of the psychotropic drugs in dementia, and tips for family caregivers. Dr. Chan also responded and advised the caregivers according to their caring cases and ways to overcome various caring challenges. We sincerely hope the practice could help them alleviate their difficulties and pressures.
The last session in the second quarter will be held on 19 June 2021, we are honoured to have Dr. Jenny Lee, Specialist in Geriatric Medicine, to share the trajectories of dementia, advance care planning and end of life care planning. Family caregivers are welcome to register at https://jccpa.page.link/CG2021S2-f.
