1. INTRODUCTION OF CHI LIN NUNNERY CHI LIN ELDERLY SERVICES

2. Aim of the Chi Lin Nunnery
Following the Buddha’s spirit of “loving kindness, compassion, joy and sacrifice”, our aim is to provide religious, educational and welfare services for the people of Hong Kong.

3. Our Services Chi Lin Care and Attention Home
Chi Lin Home for the Elderly
Chi Lin Day Care Center for the Elderly
Chi Lin Medical Center
Chi Lin Dental Clinic

4. Chi Lin Care and Attention Home
Operation : 1994
Capacity : 318 Beds

5. Services Round the clock nursing & personal care.
Medical consultation.
Social work service.
Physiotherapy.
Occupational Therapy.
Meals.
Support services including laundry and transportation.

6. Funding Fees Government Subvention
It is stipulated by Social Welfare Department
Around $2,000 / month

7. Chi Lin Home for the Elderly
Operation :
April 1996
Capacity
80 beds

8. Services Round the clock nursing & personal care Medical consultation
Social work service
Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapy
Meals
Support services including laundry and transportation

9. Fees Single Room : $23,950 / month Double Room $18,650 / month
3-Person Room
$13,450 / month
4/5-Person Room
$10,250 / month
* Additional care fee would be charged on those residents requiring extra nursing care.

10. Funding
Self – financing mode

11. Chi Lin Day Care Centre for the Elderly
One type of community support service with an aim to enable elderly persons to continue living in the community.
Provides a wide range of services for the frail elderly during the day time at the centre.

12. Operation : February 1994
Capacity :
85 places
65 places (government subvented)
20 places (self-financing)

13. Services Social & recreational activities Nursing care
Rehabilitation service
Transportation
Meals
Laundry
Services

14. Funding Fees Government subvention and self-financing.
Subvented place : HK$934/ month
(It is stipulated by Social Welfare Department)
Self-financing place : HK$2,800/ month

15. Chi Lin Geriatric Dental Clinic
Operation : August 2000
Aim : The clinic is to provide a comprehensive, quality, low cost, and specialized dental service to the poor, sick and elderly.

16. Uniqueness of the Clinic
The dental clinic is unique with the following characteristics:-
Priority for the elderly, poor and sick.
Reduction of barriers.
More time spent on each patients.
Specially designed ramp.
Specially trained personnel.

17. Funding Sponsored HK$8.2 million by the Hong Kong Jockey
Club for the set up.
Recurrent expenses of the first 3 years.
From 2003 onward, it has operated on self-financing basis.

18. Chi Lin Medical Centre Operation : September 2002 Aim
To provide low cost, but quality medical treatment for elderly persons and general public in the district.

19. Service General and geriatric consultation. Chinese medicine.
Vaccination.
Physical examination.
Case referral.
Physiotherapy.
Podiatry treatment.

20. Funding
The set up cost was sponsored by Wai Hung Charity Foundation, and the recurrent operation is based on a self- financing mode.

21. Thank You