Introduction
The Hong Kong Society for the Blind has been committed to provide
quality service for people with visually impaired. Under the service
mission of diversified services to meet the varied needs, the Morning
Glory DAC cum Hostel and the Bradbury Home are established under the
Residential Services Division to provide residential care and training
to the mental handicapped blind according to their abilities.
1. Morning Glory DAC cum Hostel
Target Group
1. Visually Impaired with Mental Handicap
2. Aged 15 or above
3 In need of rehabilitation and residential care
4. Free from active infectious diseases and suitable for group living
Objectives
1. To enable service recipients to acquire self-care skills, social skill and simple work skills.
2. To provide appropriate training, quality nursing and residential
care to meet their individual needs in order to promote their
independence.
3. To prepare them for transition to other forms of service according to their changing service needs.
4. To establish community networking for promotion of social integration of the visually impaired with mental handicap
5. To provide a decent living environment for our service users
Services Provided
- Day Activity Training includes:
- Individualized Training Programme
- Daily Living Skills Training
- Domestic Skills Training
- Orientation and Mobility Skills Training
- Self-care Skill Training
- Independent Living Skills Training
- Work Skills Training
- Specialized Training and Personal Development Programme:
- Multi-Intelligence Training
- Multi-sensory Therapy and Fine Motor Training
- Integrated Sensory Motor Development and Rehabilitation Programme
- Deaf-Blind Training Programme
- Residential Services:
- Accommodation and Meals
- Basic Nursing Care
- Health Care and Educational Programmes
- Social and Recreational Activities
- Support Group for Parents
- Interest classes and developmental groups
Specialized Programmes
Multi-Intelligence Training
Various multi-intelligence group training to develop the potentials of
our clients in music, artwork, language and spatial senses are
available.
Multi Sensory Therapy
Multi-sensory therapy is adopted for clients with
emotional behaviour and those with low functioning skills in self-care
and interpersonal communication.
Integrated Sensory Motor Development and Rehabilitation Programme
- Physical Fitness Class
- Spinal Exercise Class
Deaf-Blind Training Programme
Specialized individual or group training to persons with deafblindness
is available through the use of Calender Box, Pocket Talker and Tactual
Sign Language to develop their self-care skills in daily living and
communication with the surroundings for enhancement of their quality of
life.
Family Care and Support Service
Individual counseling service to trainees and their family members for family care and support.
Volunteers Training and Development
Volunteers are recruited and trained to assist in
running of social and recreational programmes for our service
recipients, provision of escort service for residents in attending
medical follow-up or outdoor activities.
2. Bradbury Home
Target Group
- Visually Impaired with Mental Handicap
- Aged 15 or above
- In need of independent living skills training and residential care
- Free from active infectious diseases and suitable for group living
Objectives
1. To develop the independent living skills of the residents through
the provision of semi-independent and supportive residential care.
2. To organize recreational activities and mutual support groups to
broaden residents social network and build up their confidence in
community participation and increase public understanding of the
mentally handicapped blind.
Services Provided
- Accommodation and Meals
- Independent living Skills Training
- Personal Development Programme
- Psychosocial Care and Support Group
- Health Care and Educational Programmes
- Social and Recreational Activities
- Case work and Family Support
- Volunteers Services
Personal Development Progoramme
Interest groups are organized for the residents to
develop their personal hobbies and talents in order to make their
leisure and life more meaningful and enjoyable.
Psychosocial Care and Group work service
Various social groups including mutual support groups are organized for residents
Health Care and Education
Health talks on prevention of infectious disease and
maintenance of personal hygiene, healthy diet and close monitoring of
the physical health of the residents are organized.
Case Work and Family Support
- Regular home visits
- Case conferences
- Family counselling and support service
Community Networking for promotion of Social Integration
Encourage trainees to participate actively in community programmes and activities for promotion of social integration
Volunteers Services Development
- volunteers recruitment and training
- promotion of friendship building between our service users and
volunteers to widen the social network of our service users for better
social integration.
Application Procedures
Applications can be made through family service centres
of the Social Welfare Department, medical social services, special
schools and other welfare agencies.
Discharge Procedures
Service users are free to apply for discharge. If
service users are no longer meeting the admission criteria or their
behaviour puts other service users at risk, after intervention by
social worker which turns out in vain, they will be asked to leave the
service. Alternative placement will be arranged whenever necessary.
Fee Charging
According to the fees standard set by the Social Welfare Department for subvented hostels.
For Contact
248 Nam Cheong Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon
Telephone : 2778 8332 Ext. 335 / 345
Email : genadmin@hksb.org.hk
Web site : www.hksb.org.hk
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