Summary
The Wan Chai Methodist Centre for the Seniors was funded by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, The HKSAR Government (OGCIO), to run the “eSmart Elderly” ICT Outreach Programme”. The programme provided an outreach service for ‘hidden’ older people, people with dementia, older people who are living in residential homes, and older people who are receiving day care or home care services.
The programme aimed to enhance older people’s self-esteem by equipping them with the modern technology through a series of training workshops. It contains four main elements, including teaching older people to use e-health devices and managing various health data; conducting online health talks or seminars for older people; conducting cognitive training and games for people with dementia via tablet computers; and conducting rehabilitation training for older people using different geron-technology products.
Due to the outbreak of COVID pandemic, most of the face-to-face training workshops in the residential homes and day care centres in the first quarter were held via online platforms.
Key facts
Main target group: Older people with chronic health conditions or disability
Other target group(s): N/A
Sector(s): Health, Information and communication, Long-term care
Other sector(s): N/A
Desired outcome for older people:
Build and maintain relationships
- Dementia