The Social Welfare Department has launched a four-year Pilot Scheme on Multi-disciplinary Outreaching Support Teams for the Elderly (MOSTE) since mid-February 2019. MOSTE, comprising social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists, provides outreach support services for the residents of private residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) to address their social and rehabilitation needs.  MOSTE also provides speech therapy service for the residents of contract RCHEs including the Day Care Units (DCUs) attached to contract RCHEs, Bought Place Scheme on Day Care Units for the Elderly, self-financing RCHEs and self-financing Nursing Homes (NHs) with swallowing difficulties or speech impairment. The Pilot Scheme expired on February 14, 2023. The Scheme of "Multi-disciplinary Outreaching Support Teams for the Elderly (MOSTE) has been officially converted into a regular service funded by the Social Welfare Department on February 15, 2023.

 

Leaflet

Referral form and Agreement

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 Aims and objectives

1. Care for the residents, operators and staff of RCHEs under the principles of 3C-"continuing care, care in the community and people-centered";

2. Provide professional services to meet the social and rehabilitation needs of residents of RCHEs;

3. Improve the quality of life for the residents of RCHEs by providing activities to expand their social network ; and

4. Provide speech therapy services for residents of RCHEs with swallowing difficulties or speech impairment.

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Target Group and Service Scope

For Residents of private RCHEs

• Provision of social activities to meet the social and recreational needs of the residents by social workers
• Clinical assessments, rehabilitation trainings and reviews to the residents by occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech therapists

 

For Staff of RCHEs and carers of the residents

• Consultation and training

For Residents or service users of contract RCHEs (including the DCUs attached to contract RCHEs), Bought Place Scheme on Day Care Units for the Elderly, self-financing RCHEs and self-financing NHs

• On-site visits, clinical assessments, speech therapy and periodic reviews by speech therapists; and
• Consultations / training programmes by speech therapists to the staff members / carers of the residents or service users of the RCHEs and NHs

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Application

Please fill in the forms of referral and consent then submit to our office for application.

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Withdrawal

Please contact our office for application of service withdrawal.

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Fee

Free of charge

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Contact us

Service Hotline: 2873 1113

Fax: 2873 1821

Email：nte.moste@bokss.org.hk

Address: Room 909-912, 915-916, 9/F, Metropole Square 2 On Yiu Street, Shatin, New Territories

Office hours:

Monday to Friday: 9 am – 1 pm,  2 pm – 6 pm

Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays: Closed

There are 16 Service Quality Standards (SQS) for our service. Should you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us on Tel: 2873 1113.