The SWB is collaborating with various departments to provide continuous support to the elderly in Fai Fu Building
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic intheFai Fu Building,attheFai Chi KeiHousing for the Elderly on 5thJuly, the Social Welfare Bureau has been working closely with the “Brilho da Vida Elderly Centre” of Macau Caritaslocatedin the building andwithotherrelevant departments to support the elderly in the lockdown area, striving to protect their health and safety as well as maintain their daily life.
In the early morningof the6thJuly,the Social Welfare Bureaudispatchedmore than 20 staff to conduct a door-to-door visit in Fai Fu Buildingsoto understand and assess the living conditions and support needs of the elderly, especially the problems faced by about 80 elderly with special needs of care during the lockdown period. Subsequently,theSWB has collaborated with the Caritas Brilho da Vida Elderly Centre and Macau Health Bureau to provide them with services such as special meals, nucleic acid testing at home, wound care, medication injections, telephonegreetingsand information enquiries according to their specific needs, so as to support them during the lockdown period. Moreover,theSWB has worked together with public departments such as the Health Bureau and the Municipal Affairs Bureau to organise a suitable site for nucleic acid testing, providing convenient testing services for other elderly people living inside the building and providing various daily support. For those with special medical needs, special services such as dialysis, medication supply and adjustment of doctor appointments are also provided.
Along with the epidemic situation in the Fai Fu Building,theavailablehuman resourcesof theBrilho da Vida Elderly Centre of Caritas Macauhave beensignificantly affected, as some staff members have either become close contacts or have been isolated as a result of lockdowns.The Social Welfare Bureau and Caritas Macau have made every effort to deploy additional manpower to the centre to ensure that the elderly in the building can continue to be supported effectively. The SWB is very thankful to all the staff who have cared for and served the elderly in Fai Fu Building, especially those who are originally stationed at and subsequently sent to the Brilho da Vida Elderly Centre of Caritas Macau. They have been dedicated to their work with selflessness, walking alongside the affected elderly in the building and protecting them in times of hardship. Their professionalism and commitment are truly worthy of respect.
