1 implementation of nursing home place purchase scheme (nhpps) 13 april 2010
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Implementation ofNursing Home Place
Purchase Scheme (NHPPS)
13 April 2010
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BackgroundInitiatives of 2009-10 Policy Address include: purchasing, for the first time, vacant places from self-financing nursing homes and care and attention homes
Initiatives of 2010-11 Budget include: to speed up the provision of subsidised nursing home places … will increase the recurrent funding…
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Eligible Homes
Operated by Bona-fide non-governmental and non-profit-making organisations that are exempt from tax under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap.112)
Self-financing Nursing Homes (NHs) or Residential Care Homes for the Elderly (RCHEs)
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Purchase of NH places Purchase of Vacant NH places in self-financ
ing NHs or RCHEs with places upgraded to NH level
Purchase of 380 NH places in phases from 2010-11 to 2011-12
Number of NH places purchased in each self-financing home not exceeding 50% of the licensing capacity
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Service Provision of NHPPS (1)
Purpose and Objectives To provide residential care and facilities wit
h regular basic medical and nursing care
To maintain the health of the elderly residents and assist them with their varying personal care needs and daily living activities
To meet the social and recreational needs of the residents and promote interpersonal relationships among residents
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Service Provision of NHPPS (2)
Target Group Elders assessed to be of severe impair
ment level under the Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services
Elders who require medical, nursing, rehabilitative and personal care in daily living activities and are mentally suitable for communal living
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Application for NHPPS (1) SWD invites all self-financing NHs and
RCHEs for application for NHPPS
Expression of Interest (EOI) from self-financing NHs/RCHEs includes
- Interested in NHPPS - Not interested in NHPPS - NHPPS under consideration
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Application for NHPPS (2)
Application form for NHPPS includes
- NH license ready / not yet ready- Plan for obtaining a NH license - Max. no. of NH places for purchase
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Selection of NHs/RCHEs Vetting Committee composed of
representatives of LWB, SWD and DH
Selection criteria e.g. readiness in providing NH service, past performance record of the NH/RCHE
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Purchase Agreement Purchase of NH places by phases
according to the readiness of the NHPPS Home and not more than 25 places per month
Validity period not exceeding 12 months
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Government Subsidy
Unit subsidy of $11,800 per place per month
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Fee Income
$2,000 per head per month
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Service Monitoring (1)
Service performance monitored by Contract Management Section (CMS) of Elderly Branch
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Service Monitoring (2)Service requirements to comply with “Hospital, Nursing Homes
and Maternity Homes Registration Ordinance”(Cap. 165) and its subsidiary regulations
to meet the requirements of 16 Service Quality Standards (SQSs)
to comply with the Manual of Procedures on Registration and Allocation of Long Term Care Services [July 2006 (Revised)]
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Service Monitoring (3)Service Outputs 95% Enrolment rate
90% residents with formulation of individual care plan within one month after admission (the rest within three months)
90% individual care plans reviewed within one year
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Other Supportive Measure
Consideration of granting a set-up cost from Lotteries Fund covering furniture and equipment items for NHPPS Homes, subject to FSTB’s approval
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Implementation Schedule of NHPPS (Phase I Purchase)
Date Tasks
1Q 2010-11 Invitation for application for NHPPS
2Q 2010-11 Vetting
3Q 2010-11 Announcement of Assessment Outcomes
3/4Q 2010-11 Admission of NHPPS cases (Phase I)
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Enquiry
NHPPS Scheme
Ms Chan Sau-mingElderly Branch/SWDTel no. : 2892 5193
DH License Ms Timmy ChikOffice for Registration of Healthcare/DHTel no. : 3107 8451
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Thank You !
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