本地護理員到戶：$100-150/小時，需配合政府「社區照顧服務券」補貼器材租賃：輪椅：$200 – $500/月拐杖：$50 – $100/月助行架：$100 – $300/月病床：$800 – $1,500/月氧氣機：$500 – $1,000/ 復康器材（如步態訓練器）：$300 – $600/月

申請「暫託服務」（$120/日，需提前2週預約）善用科技：跌倒偵測手環（月費$300）＋24小時通話平安鐘僱用工人姐姐：月均$6,000 + 住宿空間

低成本方案：防滑膠貼（$200/米）、移動式扶手（$800）高風險區改造：浴室：拆除門檻＋斜板（$3,000起）睡床區：電動護理床月租$1,500，較購置節省60%成本

組合使用「綜合家居照顧服務」（普通/傷殘類別）加入地區長者中心「互助小組」，交換照顧資源強烈希望居家：嘗試「混合模式」（如部分時段院舍暫託）。抗拒院舍：加強心理支持，透過社交活動減緩孤獨感（如老有所為計劃）。心理健康評估項目: 若長者存在抑郁等傾向要及時介入心理諮詢或向精神科醫生尋求幫助。

∨ 新型態解方：

居家與院舍的第三條路面對傳統二分法的困境，香港正發展出創新模式：混合照顧：平日住家＋週末院舍暫託（適合在職子女家庭）共居公寓： 5-6戶長者共享客廳，分攤24小時看護成本科技介入： AI行為偵測系統可提早3小時預測跌倒風險

Elder Care Options: Home vs Care Home

Monthly fee $7,000–15,000/month
Nursing fee $500–2,000/month
Air conditioning $400–700/month (seasonal)	$400/month (Oct–Apr) $700/month (Jun–Sep)

Diabetes care

Insulin needles $800–1,200/month

Blood test $30/time (monthly rate negotiable)

Insulin injection $30/dose (monthly rate negotiable)

Syringe/needle $4–1 each

Alcohol swabs $30/box (100)

Lancet $3 each

Glucose test strip $8 each

Feeding tube care $1,000–2,000/month

Measuring cup ×1 $40

Feeding jug ×1 $100

Forceps (oral care) ×1 $120

Plastic box $50

Syringe $40

Gastric test strip $150

Tube connector $450

Oral swabs from $20/pack

3M tape from $20/roll

Feeding bag $15 each

Peritoneal dialysis $1,200–2,200/month

Dialysis 1–2×/day $1,200

Dialysis 3–4×/day $1,800–2,200

Consumables billed at actual cost

Diapers $1,800–3,360/month
Syringe/needle $30/dose Glucose strip $30/dose Glucose strip $8/piece
Feeding tube supplies $40–450/month

Wet wipes (large) $45/pack (80) · Wet wipes (medium/small) $25/pack (80–100)
Haircut $30/time
Safety belt $30 each · Safety vest $250 each
Air-con blanket $400 each
Waterproof sheet $100 each
Pillow $100 each
Toilet paper $35 (10–12 rolls)
Bedding set $380/set
Reusable catheter $100 each
Restraint boards $250/set (2) · Restraint wrist bands $250/pair (2)
Urine bag/frame/sleeve $20 each
Alcohol cotton $30/box
Face towel $10 each
Anti-slip pants $250 each
Disposable gloves $10/pack

Suction (incl. equipment & tube) $60/session
Wound cleaning (incl. cotton & solution) $60–80/session
Emergency oxygen $100/session (30 min) · Mask & tubing $80/set

Bedding fee $1,200 (first admission) · New mattress $1,000
Annual linen replacement $500/year
Escort-to-clinic fee $500/year

Home Care

Home + Community Support

Care Homes

Premium Care Facilities

2. The Home Care Assessment Process:

Assessment process:

Step 1:

Complete here:

Assess self-care ability

Step 2:

Complete here:

Review family support capacity

Assess home safety

Step 3:

Seek community support

A third path between home and care home

1. Home care:

2. Short-term care home support:

3. Care home: