"The Love Prescription" has been awarded Outstanding Creativity Award in the 2024 HSBC Hong Kong Community Partnership Programme. Starting from September 2024, we invite young reporters and elderly participants to join hands in a journey that blends smart farming technology and creative arts programmes. Through both in-person and online one-on-one playback theatre, they explore and traverse Hong Kong’s past and present in both physical and virtual spaces. Guided...

The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Kwong Yum Care Home (Integrated Aged Care Service) has been honored with the "Elite Award" in the "Change Management Award" category of the HKIHRM HR Excellence Awards 2024/2025 by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management for our innovation of the Spiritual Care Team. Since its establishment in 2012, HKIHRM HR Excellence Awards has remained aligned with societal changes and industry trends. With a judging panel...

According to data released by the Research Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat, the populationaged 65 and above (i.e., the elderly population) more than doubled to 1.68 million people, representing22.4% of the total population, between 1997 and 2023. There are 79,100 elderly residents in residential careservices, with many terminally ill patients preferring to receive care in familiar surroundings, although manystill pass away in hospitals. Recently, the government...

Thanks to the support of the Vera Ruttonjee Desai Charitable Fund, The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Kwong Yum Care Home (Integrated Aged Care Service), Vera Ruttonjee Desai Spiritual End of Life Care Centre and the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong successfully held the Spiritual End-of-Life Care Conference on December 4, 2024. We were honored to have Dr. the Honourable Edward LEONG Che-hung GBM,GBS,OBE,JP...

Given the increasing aging population and the implementation of legislation regarding dying in place, there is a growing demand for high-quality end-of-life care services in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Kwong Yum Care Home (Integrated Aged Care Service), Vera Ruttonjee Desai Spiritual End of Life Care Centre and the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong host the “Spiritual End-of-Life Care...

"Green in One" has been awarded “The 18th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards (Award for Arts Promotion and Education)" by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. This award recognises innovative and effective promotion strategies and execution in the field of arts promotion and education. In 2022, we launched "Green in One," a therapeutic farming and diverse arts program that adopts spiritual arts care model. Through various activities such as " Green ‧ Spirit...

With close to 300 entries from over 20 countries, we are excited that The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Kwong Yum Care Home (Integrated Aged Care Service) is the winner for the 12th Eldercare Innovation Awards 2024 under the following category: Operator of the Year - Palliative Care. We have been providing end-of-life care services since 2012 and with our extensive experience, we launched the Vera Ruttonjee Desai Spiritual End of Life Care Centre in 2021, which...