Rotary Club of Peninsula South
Global Grant number:
GG1983956
Objectives:
Enable bed-ridden hospitalized orthopedic patients and patients suffering from pressure injuries, bedsores or pressure ulcers to move and get rid of any pressure injuries due to immobility or lack of ability to move
Start:
January 2020
Completion:
December 2022
Co-operating Organization:
Chinese YMCA of HK Chai Wan Neighbourhood Elderly Centre
Project Amount (US$):
US$77,000
Number of Beneficiaries:
200
Location of Project:
Hong Kong
Number of Rotary Family volunteered:
12
Project Description:
This project is aimed at the elderly people who are poor in locomotion independence and suffer from physical pressure in sitting or sleeping. Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong Chai Wan Neighbourhood Elderly Centre, the Co-operating organization, has conducted a survey and interviews to the elderly people to identify the needs. After the assessment for any elderly people needing pressure-relief items like tailor-made cushions and / or mattresses but having the financial difficulties, Rotary Club of Peninsula South will donate these items to the elderly people in need. Together with the assessment and equipment, the objective of disease treatment and disease prevention can be achieved. Since there will be two parts to the activity: “Work”, which is the multi-gym exercise, and “Life”, which is getting them to live comfortably with the help of the physical pressure-relief system using pressure mapping unit for assessment, whereas providing them with pressure-relief sitting cushions/ bed mattresses accordingly. Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong Chai Wan Neighbourhood Elderly Centre will provide a training programme to all the health care staff, as well as the care workers and nurses, on how to manipulate and control the equipment to help 200 elderly people carry out the exercise and assessments and donate 40 sets of pressure-relief sitting cushion / bed mattress to the elderly people.
