The Social Welfare Department announced today that nine additional residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) in Guangdong will become Recognised Service Providers under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong, from October 1, to provide subsidised residential care places for seniors joining the scheme.

These care homes are located in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan and Huizhou.

Together with the existing 15 RCHEs, the number of such care homes under the scheme will increase to 24, located in eight Mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, offering Hong Kong seniors more choices on cross-boundary elderly care.

Click here for details of the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong.