Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the Jockey Club “age at home” Gerontech Education and Rental Service is a scheme aiming to enhance the understanding on gerontechnology and its applications, to build up the capability and confidence of “ageing in place” among older persons and their carers.
Administered by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the scheme covers three categories of services, with the support from three trusted operators: Education Service, Rental Services together with Cleaning and Maintenance Service managed by Hong Kong Red Cross, Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service – Hong Kong and St. James’ Settlement respectively.
Under this scheme, two service centres are situated in Shatin and Fotan with the following service scopes, promoting active ageing in place for the older persons and their carers: