Features of the Scheme

"Money-following-the-user": Provide elderly persons with greater flexibility to freely choose and switch among residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) under the Scheme.

"Users pay in accordance with affordability": Allow elderly persons who can afford less to receive more subsidies from the Government.

Shortened waiting time: Elderly persons can receive subsidised residential care services (RCS) in a shorter period of time.

Six-month trial period: Elderly persons can try to adapt to life in RCHEs.

High flexibility: Elderly persons may make a top-up payment of up to 150% of the prevailing voucher value to purchase enhanced or value-added services from RCHEs under the Scheme as needed.

For the details of the service, you may refer to the following Social Welfare Department website.

Residential Care Service Voucher Scheme for the Elderly

Voucher Information System for the Elderly (VISE)

The source of information is provided by the Social Welfare Department