Professional Training and Consultation

To promote greater understanding of Age-Friendly and MIND-Friendly Home designs, the Elderly Resources Centre (ERC) of the Housing Society regularly organises training workshops for professionals and tertiary students from nursing, allied health, social work and related disciplines, to enrich their knowledge and raise their confidence in supporting various elderly to age in place, as well as to experience first-hand the difficulties elderly face in daily lives.

ERC has been providing trainings to over 1,000 professionals and tertiary students from nursing, allied health, social work and related disciplines. Participants learn about the design principles and applications of Age-Friendly and MIND-Friendly Home environment through engaging in different workshops and visiting mock-up flats.

專業培訓
專業培訓
專業培訓
Objective Programme details
  • To enrich participants' understanding and professional knowledge of Age-Friendly and MIND-Friendly Home, as well as relevant environmental design principles and applications
  • Experiential learning on ageing of elderly/dementia patients
  • Pathology and the causes of dementia
  • Causes and solutions of behavioural issues for dementia patients
  • Principles and applications of Age-Friendly / MIND-friendly Home designs
  • Design demonstrations of Age-Friendly / MIND-Friendly Home
  • Community resources


Previously Collaborated Institutions and Organisations

社會福利署
HKU LKS Faculty of Medicine School of Nursing
香港理工大學康復治療科學系
香港知專設計學院建築、室內及產品設計學系
香港浸會大學
東華學院
香港社會工作人員協會
香港大學社會工作系校友會

For enquiries, please call 2839 2882.

To promote greater understanding of Age-Friendly and MIND-Friendly Home designs, the Elderly Resources Centre (ERC) of the Housing Society regularly organises training workshops for professionals and tertiary students from nursing, allied health, social work and related disciplines, to enrich their knowledge and raise their confidence in supporting various elderly to age in place, as well as to experience first-hand the difficulties elderly face in daily lives.

ERC has been providing trainings to over 1,000 professionals and tertiary students from nursing, allied health, social work and related disciplines. Participants learn about the design principles and applications of Age-Friendly and MIND-Friendly Home environment through engaging in different workshops and visiting mock-up flats.

專業培訓
專業培訓
專業培訓
Objective Programme details
  • To enrich participants' understanding and professional knowledge of Age-Friendly and MIND-Friendly Home, as well as relevant environmental design principles and applications
  • Experiential learning on ageing of elderly/dementia patients
  • Pathology and the causes of dementia
  • Causes and solutions of behavioural issues for dementia patients
  • Principles and applications of Age-Friendly / MIND-friendly Home designs
  • Design demonstrations of Age-Friendly / MIND-Friendly Home
  • Community resources


Previously Collaborated Institutions and Organisations

社會福利署
HKU LKS Faculty of Medicine School of Nursing
香港理工大學康復治療科學系
香港知專設計學院建築、室內及產品設計學系
香港浸會大學
東華學院
香港社會工作人員協會
香港大學社會工作系校友會

For enquiries, please call 2839 2882.