Statistics
Number of Referrals Received for MDS-HC Assessments
As at 30 June 2015, a total of 318 975 referrals were received for MDS-HC assessments.
The distribution of source of referral is as follows:
Organisation
Social Welfare
Department
Service Type
No. of Referrals Percentage
Placement Units under
Standardised Care Need
Assessment Management Offices
(Elderly Services)
65 476
20.5%
Medical Social Services Unit
35 863
11.2%
Integrated Family Service Centre
16 042
5%
186
0.1%
Elderly Services Unit
(e.g. District Elderly Community
Centre, Neighbourhood Elderly
Centre, Day Care Centre for the
Elderly, Integrated Home Care
Services Teams, etc)
137 833
43.2%
Integrated Family Service Centre
7 635
2.4%
Medical Social Services Unit
55 940
17.6%
318 975
100%
Others (e.g. Family and Child
Protective Services Unit)
Non-governmental
Organisations
Hospital Authority
Total
Number of Assessment Completed
As at 30 June 2015, a total of 289 248 MDS-HC assessments were completed. The
distribution of assessments completed is set out as follows:
Organisation
Service Type
No. of
Assessments
Percentage
Completed
Social Welfare
Department
Standardised Care Need
Assessment Management Offices
(Elderly Services)
198 099
68.5%
Medical Social Services Unit
33 925
11.7%
Integrated Family Service Centre
13 811
4.8%
Others (e.g. Family and Child
Protective Services Unit)
Non-governmental
Organisations
Hospital Authority
598
0.2%
Elderly Services Unit
(e.g. District Elderly Community
Centre, Neighbourhood Elderly
Centre, Day Care Centre for the
Elderly, Integrated Home Care
Services Teams, etc)
34 292
11.8%
Integrated Family Service Centre
5 983
2.1%
Medical Social Services Unit
2 540
0.9%
289 248
100%
Total
Appeal / Pre-appeal Mediation
As at 30 June 2015, a total of 1 514 referrals were received for pre-appeal mediation. Of
the 1 514 cases referred for pre-appeal mediation, two cases finally lodged an appeal
against the MDS-HC assessment results. Details are as follows:
Cases for Pre-appeal Mediation
Party Showing Disagreement towards
Assessment Results
No. of Cases
Percentage
1 135
75%
Service Providers (Residential Care Institutions)
356
23.5%
Service Providers (Community Care Services Units)
23
1.5%
1 514
100%
No. of Cases
Percentage
Impairment Level
1 377
77.4%
Health Condition
174
9.8%
Environmental Condition
39
2.2%
Coping Condition
131
7.3%
Others
59
3.3%
1 780
100%
Service Users
Total
Disagreed Areas
(each disagreement may involve more than one area)
Total
Mediation Results
No. of Cases
Percentage
1 457
96.2%
Not Settled
2
0.1%
Withdrawn
51
3.4%
Mediation in process
4
0.3%
1 514
100%
No. of Cases
Percentage
Service Users
2
100%
Service Providers (Residential Care Institutions)
0
0%
Service Providers (Community Care Services Units)
0
0%
2
100%
No. of Cases
Percentage
Impairment Level
2
100%
Health Condition
0
0%
Environmental Condition
0
0%
Coping Condition
0
0%
Others
0
0%
2
100%
No. of Cases
Percentage
Established
0
0%
Not Established
2
100%
Withdrawn
0
0%
2
100%
Settled
Total
Appeal Cases
Party Showing Disagreement towards
Assessment Results
Total
Disagreed Areas
(each disagreement may involve more than one area)
Total
Appeal Results
Total
Number of Accredited Assessors
As at 30 June 2015, there are a total of 2 953 trained and accredited assessors.
Of them,
2 283 are serving assessors and their distribution is as follows:
Organisation
No. of Accredited Assessors
Percentage
1 276
55.9%
Non-governmental Organisations
857
37.5%
Hospital Authority
150
6.6%
2 283
100%
Social Welfare Department
Total