Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project - Tai O Age-friendly Community

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Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

District：Islands

Organisation：Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association Tai O Community Work Office

Key components：

Train housewives, retired persons or other community members to be volunteers and teach them the concept of age-friendly community, and how to conduct home environment assessment for elderly people.
Conduct preliminary safety assessment on home environment and electricity for elderly households in Tai O by the trained volunteers through door-to-door home visits and questionnaires, and conduct home modification work after detailed evaluation on home environment and inspection on electricity by occupational therapists, electricians or home repair workers.
Organise talks to provide information on home safety to elderly people in the district and offer elderly for selling some products.
Engage elderly people to discuss the community issues, their causes, ways of improvement and follow-up actions, and consolidate the opinions and suggestions for relaying to relevant government departments or District Council members for follow-up.

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