Members of Project GrandMove, a program that trains retirees to become exercise instructors for the elderly led by the University of Hong Kong, pose on March 9 after a training session. Pushing a trolley stacked with paint cans, brushes, and a new handrail, she is on her way to do volunteer repair work for elderly residents living in public housing …
Terry Lum, a professor at University of Hong Kong's Department of Social Work and Social Administration, gives a speech at a peer supporter graduation ceremony. "Traditionally, the less-educated elderly, who used to be blue-collar workers, could only take on easy-to-learn volunteer work that required minimal training," Lum said. Another program led by Lum — JC JoyAge: Jockey Club Holistic Support …
Philip Wai Bo-wah, co-founder of Repairsgivers, visits a household in Hong Kong with two other silver volunteers. Sharing skills With an increasing number of well-educated seniors retiring, Lam also suggested greater utilization of retirees' skills in the workforce. Terry Lum, a professor at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, said the United States government …
Elderly people are guided to do exercises in Project GrandMove. Better engagement In 2014, the HKSAR government tasked the Elderly Commission to come up with a holistic plan for elderly services in the city. The "Elderly Services Programme Plan" was unveiled in 2017 and contains a list of short, and medium- to long-term recommendations. Lam, who headed the commission at …
Dignitaries engage in discussions. Experts offered their insights and solutions to tackle China's growing aging population, addressing the existing challenges in elderly care at a forum in Shaanxi province on Sunday. “The question is how to transform this problem into an opportunity and a driving force.” Just a day before the Double Ninth Festival celebrated for elderly people, the forum …
