Funding and Service Agreement1Funding and Service Agreement • April 7th, 2020
Contract Type FiledApril 7th, 2020A District Elderly Community Centre (DECC) is a type of community support services at the district level providing a full range of support services to healthy, vulnerable and frail elderly persons living in the community and family carers. Priority should be given to vulnerable and frail elderly persons, including those with dementia who may need support services to continue to stay in their own homes and communities. The DECC should aim at early identification of service needs of individual elderly persons whom they come across through daily activities, programmes, and drop-in service, and provide appropriate services and/or referrals. DECC should also perform the functions of support team for the elderly (STE). The Service Operator should provide efficient and quality support services in an integrated manner to elderly persons living in the community and family carers. Services will be delivered by a multidisciplinary team in collaboration with service users, families and friends, as