title: Long-term care policy in Hong Kong: challenges and future directions.
abstract: In comparison to residential care services, home and community care services in Hong Kong remain underfunded and underdeveloped. The government's long-term care policies have resulted in an overreliance on subsidized long-term care services in the form of institutional care services. The quality of services offered by private residential care facilities is a cause for concern. Population aging, evolving family structures, and changes in residential living patterns are expected to continue to put a strain on resources for services for the elderly in the near future. This article provides an overview of the many issues surrounding long-term care in Hong Kong and offers potential directions for the future development of long-term care services.
authors.affiliation: Sau Po Centre on Ageing, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. ernest@hku.hk
authors.forename: Ernest Wing-tak
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Chui
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000639:trends; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000639:trends; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000639:trends*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000639:trends*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000639:trends