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Hong Kong’s transitional care centres provide welcome relief for the elderly and their families

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Lisa Hui Kit-fong was in despair when her 77-year-old mother, who has Parkinson’s disease, fell in November and broke her ribs. Mrs Hui was discharged after two weeks in hospital, but she could barely walk and was advised not to stay home alone. Her daughter was completely lost as neither she nor other family members could afford to quit their jobs to take care of her. “It would take me a long time to hire a domestic helper,” Hui said. “And I really do not want to send...

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