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完成的有關「預設醫療指示及居 Dying in Place in end of last year, we witness
所離世」的諮詢文件完成的報 the future opportunities of enabling Dying in
告，顯示政府將會修改死因庭的 RCHEs to become realistic in few years time
要求，讓居住院舍的院友可以由 with amendment of the Coroner Ordinance. Our
到診醫生在院舍合法証實死亡， Expert Team from JCECC EOL in RCHEs will
將會進一步完善在安老院舍推動 work hard in the coming two years to enable the
安寧照顧的條件。香港老年學會 new practice model to be able to be introduced
賽馬會安寧頌之「安寧在院舍」 in two to three years time by Social Welfare
專業團隊將於未來兩年持續優化 Department and new training programmes will
院舍晚晴照顧的模式；推行更廣 be introduced to fulfill the training needs of
泛的專業及前線培訓課程，讓業 experienced professionals in Aged Care Settings
界更能好好於各院舍提供安寧照 to take the lead in End of Life Care in individual
顧與晚期疾病院友。 aged homes.

新冠肺炎的第三波引發起不同的 We witness the outbreak COVID-19 in Residential
院舍疫情的爆發，更導致不少院 Care Homes in Hong Kong during the third
友身故的結果，使社會各界更關 wave this June and it has also caused higher
注安老院舍的空間、人手、質 number of deaths in the frail elderly residents. 會長的話
素、防感染的安排及能力。香港 This lead to the public concern on the spatial
老年學會持續關注及推動長者服 requirement, manpower, quality and infection
務質素。自2005年開始在香港 control measures in RCHEs in Hong Kong. The
首先推出「香港安老院舍評審計 Hong Kong Association of Gerontology has long
劃」多年來屢獲國際及香港的認 been concern on the quality of Aged Care in
可。今年正值社會福利署開始全 Hong Kong. We have launched the Residential
額資助私營安老院參與評審，本 Aged Care Accreditation Scheme (RACAS)
會評審部將積極推動業界參與質 since 2005 to provide quality accreditation for
素評審，在確保完善的質素管理 RCHES in Hong Kong. The system enables
的系統，也可以減低感染風險。 RCHES to improve their quality through a set
為更能推動院舍之質素管理，香 of quality standards with internal and external
港老年學會得到香港賽馬會慈善 audits. The RACAS has attained accreditation of
信托基金贊助，啟動一個為期三 our standards and service by local accreditation
年的「護老易學習計劃」；透過 body and international organization. This year we
這計劃將為各安老院舍提供員工 welcome the introduction of the Subsidy scheme
的改善質素訓練，冀能更有效提 from Social Welfare Department to encourage
高香港安老院舍的服務質素。針 private RCHES to participate in quality
對新冠疫情的挑戰；本會將研究 accreditation. Through participating in quality
推展安老院舍預防及控制感染培 accreditation of RACAS RCHES will be able to
訓的課程。 improve the standard of their care and practice
and more importantly the standards of Infection
Control. To further enable RCHES to improve
their standards and practice for staff, the Hong
Kong Association of Gerontology has obtained
funding subsidy from Hong Kong Jockey Club
Charities Trust to introduce a three year training
project ‘Jockey Club Learning So Easy in Elderly
Sector Project’ which will make use of information

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