July

Youth I.D.E.A.S. 84 Society and Livelihood —— Insights into the Lives of Community Carers and the Cared Hong Kong’s care policy has established “ageing in place as the core, with institutional care as back-up.” This means the elderly are mainly to be cared for by the family, with community services as support, i.e. most caregiving is provided by family members. As the ageing population combines with a declining birthrate, home carers encounter increasing pressures, which challenge the effectiveness of the “ageing in place as the core” policy. Some tragic incidents showed that carers often face high stress and emotional struggles, […]