2023.05.04 Smart Technologies Adopted in HKHS Senior Citizen Residences Scheme - Ageing in Place with High Quality | 智慧科技融入房協長者屋 實踐優質居家安老
Being a “housing laboratory”, the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) keeps inspiring the industry by means of different types of housing, architectural design and management system. Senior Citizen Residences Scheme is one of HKHS’s popular projects. Blissful Place, the third project of the scheme at Lee Kung Street, Hung Hom has been completed and the earliest intake of flats is expected around mid-2023. Ir Thomas HO, Chairman of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), Mr. LIU Lifeng, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Urban Development from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and Mr Kevin McGeough , Head of Strategy and Place-making, Ebbsfleet New Town Programme, United Kingdom are invited to join the visit. All of them appreciated the high level of livability, physical and mental care provided by this project.
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Attentive Design with “Integrated Care Link System”
Accessibility is necessary for Senior Citizen Residences, so the interior design of Blissful Place featured a number of senior-friendly facilities. Other than peepholes at 2 height levels, low door curb, toilets equipped with sliding doors, non-slip tiles and grab rails, flameless cooking and fire alarm light for individual flats, Blissful Place included new features such as adaptive kitchen cabinet, window with crank handle and thematic colour design for each residential floor for easy identification. The project is also equipped with a brand new “Integrated Care Link System”, a gerontechnology application to provide 24-hour urgent support at home. Tenants can also receive timely emergency support within the whole property with their portable devices with positioning function to ensure their safety even they are outside their own apartment. Mr. Kevin MCGEOUGH feels that staying in Blissful Place is like staying in a high-quality hotel for vacation, as there are great lighting, good ventilation and spatial design while highly accessible. He thinks Blissful place is a role model for elderly residence but there is no similar cases available in the United Kingdom yet.
Social Networking in Sky Garden and Clubhouse
One of the key features of Blissful Place is its sky garden with more than 10,000 sq. ft. of greenery area. Seniors can try out gardening in the Blissful Yard and have friendly matches in Chess Zone. The Golden Bliss Clubhouse of approximately 5,500 sq. ft. offers a wide variety of fun-filled activities such as table tennis, fitness and Mahjong. Residents can expand their social network and support each other. Seniors could also stay active and enjoy life!
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All-rounded Service
Blissful Place also provides medical and rehabilitation services, including medical consultation, occupational therapy and physiotherapy to accommodate “Hygge Living”. Seniors could receive care in the Residential Care Home for the elderly if their health condition worsens and could return to their own apartment when recovered. The team also provides escorting services for hospital visits, surrogate shopping for daily necessities, basic apartment inspection and repair.
“Heart-ware” to Strengthen Social Solidarity
Blissful Place belongs to “Senior Citizen Residences Scheme” which adopts a “lease-for-life” model. Except from a lump sum fee for entry contribution, tenants do not need to pay rental during their stay, the project is tailor-made for middle class senior citizens aged over 60, offering 312 flats in the 29-storey building. There are 24 residential floors with 13 flats on each floor, while the other five floors house a sky garden, a clubhouse and a residential care home for the elderly. Ir Thomas HO mentioned that as much as hardware is important for a successful project, “Heart-ware” must not be ignored where we have to contribute to the society through volunteering services and innovative ideas. From project design to the housing types, Hong Kong Housing Society has set up a good role model to show diversity and inclusion in their projects, to strengthen social solidarity and build a better Hong Kong.
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香港房屋協會（房協）作為房屋實驗室，由房屋類型、建築設計、施工及管理模式都為業界持續帶來嶄新變化，長者屋便是其中一個受歡迎的項目。房協位於紅磡利工街的第三個「長者安居樂」住屋計劃項目豐頤居已落成，預計最快年中入伙。早前建造業議會主席何安誠工程師、國家住房和城鄉建設部城市建設司副司長劉李峰先生及英國Ebbsfleet Healthy New Town Programme 空間策劃主管Kevin McGeough先生等嘉賓獲邀參觀，大讚項目不單宜居、更充分照顧到長者住客的身心需要。
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貼心設計?智能支援系統
長者屋的設計必須可達性（Accessibility）高，才可讓長者住得安心。豐頤居以「長者友善」為建築設計核心，除了大門設高低位雙防盜眼、全屋低門檻、趟門洗手間、防滑地磚、扶手、無火煮食和每戶獨立消防火警燈等，還特別新增廚房活動式地櫃、窗戶攪動開關，以及每個樓層均有主題顏色設計，方便長者辨認。項目更引入全新的「智能樂齡緊急支援系統」，除了為單位提供24小時緊急支援，在屋苑其他位置需要協助，長者住戶只要按動配有定位功能的隨身裝置，都可得到適時協助，確保安全。同行的Kevin McGeough先生盛讚設計優秀，極具參考作用。他指豐頤居猶如優質酒店般，設備齊全，具良好的通風系統、設計善用光線、空間感運用得宜，而且可達性高，英國並沒有類似的項目，更笑言自己也想住在這裡。
空中花園、會所 活躍樂齡社交
豐頤居擁有逾萬呎的空中花園，長者住戶可體驗種植樂趣，或在陽光下享受切磋棋藝，豐富住戶互動機會。另外，住客會所面積亦達5,500平方呎，乒乓球、健身、麻將等娛樂設施應有盡有，躍動樂齡社交，更可擴闊朋友圈子，與社區保持聯繫，攜手互助，讓銀髮住戶在豐頤居過得精彩。
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提供全方位服務
豐頤居項目同時設置醫療及復康中心，由社工、護理人員提供醫療諮詢、職業治療或物理治療。若住戶身體情況轉弱，亦可在屋苑內的安老院舍接受護理與照顧，康復後便可返回住宅單位。豐頤居團隊亦可提供如陪診服務、日用品代購、簡單家居檢查及維修服務等。
以「心件」凝聚香港
豐頤居屬於房協的「長者安居樂」計劃，入住前只需繳交一筆租住權費，日後毋須再繳付租金。項目專為60歲或以上的中產長者而設，提供312個單位，樓高29層，當中24層為住宅層，每層提供13個單位；設施佔5層，除了空中花園，還有住客會所及護理安老院舍等配套。議會主席何安誠工程師表示一個項目的成功，硬件（Hardware）固然重要，但「心件」（Heart-ware） 更不能忽視。「心件」是指透過志願服務及創新想法回饋社會。房協正作出良好示範，不論在設計上或項目類型上，讓市場上展示不同的多元共融（Diversity and Inclusion）項目， 增加社會的凝聚力，建設更美好的香港。