Hong Kong Regulations

RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES (ELDERLY PERSONS) REGULATION - SCHEDULE 1

EMPLOYMENT OF STAFF

[section 11]

Item Type of
staff Type of residential care home
Care and attention home
Aged home Self-care hostel 1. Home
manager
1 home manager 1 home manager 1 home manager 2. Ancillary worker 1
ancillary worker for every 40 residents or part thereof, between 7 a.m. and 6
p.m.
1 ancillary worker for every 40 residents or part thereof, between 7 a.m. and
6 p.m. 1 ancillary worker for every 60 residents or part thereof, between 7
a.m. and 6 p.m. 3. Care worker (i) 1 care worker for every 20 residents or
part thereof, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.; No care worker required No
care worker required

   (ii) 1 care worker for every 40 residents or part thereof, between 3 p.m.
        and 10 p.m.;

   (iii) 1 care worker for every 60 residents or part thereof, between 10 p.m.
        and 7 a.m.

4. Health worker Unless a nurse is present, 1 health worker for every 30
residents or part thereof, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Unless a nurse is present, 1 health worker for every 60 residents or part
thereof No health worker required 5. Nurse Unless a health worker is present,
1 nurse for every 60 residents or part thereof, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Unless a health worker is present, 1 nurse No nurse required Note: As an
additional requirement for a care and attention home or an aged home, any 2
persons being a home manager, an ancillary worker, a care  worker, a
health worker or a nurse shall be on duty between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m.
(Enacted 1995)