2021/2/23(Tue) 

2021/3/2(Tue)

2021/3/9(Tue)

2021/3/16(Tue)

2021/3/23(Tue)

(Five Lessons)

Hong Kong Gerontology of Association was subsidized by Lotteries Fund, and carried out "Pilot Project on Accreditation System for Residential Care Services for the Elders in Hong Kong" in 2002-2004. In March 2005, with the support of Health, Welfare and Food Bureau and Social Welfare Department, Residential Aged Care Accreditation Scheme (RACAS) was launched, which provides a volunteered accreditation program for all the RCHEs in Hong Kong.

An accreditation cycle is three years which includes the first year of initial accreditation and the second and third year of annual review. The purpose is to promote the development of high quality residential care services, to establish professional clinical procedures, to develop a high-level of standards on quality of services, in order to achieve continuous improvement in service quality.

The accreditation standards of RACAS was accredited by The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) in May 2008. In June 2014, the Hong Kong Accreditation Service of the Innovation and Technology Commission acknowledged the Accreditation Division as the "Accredited Certification Body of Certification of Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Service Providers’ Management System". RACAS is the only residential care homes certification body in Hong Kong being certified by international and local accreditation organizations.

RACAS developed a unique training programme for doctors, registered nurses, social workers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to be qualified assessors. Students are required to complete 35 hours lectures, pass examination and complete 3 – 5 days accreditation practicum as to be qualified assessors with 1 year validity. Assessors are required to complete 3 hours advance course annually to maintain the qualification. Honorarium $6, 000 will be offered to assessors after completion of 5 – 7 days accreditation jobs including on-site assessment and writing reports.

• Introduction of RACAS Introduction of RCHEs in Hong Kong
• Introduction of accreditation, service indicators and bench marking
• Use of Accreditation tools
• Duties and Roles of assessor
• Time management of accreditation activities
• Evidence collection, interview , communication and observation skill
• Concept of quality management
• Accreditation Standards of RACAS (RACAS40)
• Introduction of clinical guidelines
• Introduction of Self assessment
• Accreditation report writing

Day class：5th Dec.2020 (Cancel)
19th Dec.2020 (Cancel)
16th Jan.2021 (Full)
30th Jan.2021 (new)

Night class：8th Dec.2020 (Cancel)
15th Dec.2020 (Full)
30th Dec.2020
25th Jan.2021 (new)

This refresher course is for assessors completed the “ Assessor Training Programme” to update knowledge of RACAS. A 1 year validity certificate will be issued after complete the Assessor Advance Course.

25th Feb.(Mon.)

29th Feb.(Mon.)

24th Jun.(Mon.)

26th Aug.(Mon.)

28th Oct.(Mon.)

23rdFeb. to 15thMar.

Hong Kong Gerontology of Association was subsidized by Lotteries Fund, and carried out "Pilot Project on Accreditation System for Residential Care Services for the Elders in Hong Kong" in 2002-2004. In March 2005, with the support of Health, Welfare and Food Bureau and Social Welfare Department, Residential Aged Care Accreditation Scheme (RACAS) was launched, which provides a volunteered accreditation program for all the RCHEs in Hong Kong.

An accreditation cycle is three years which includes the first year of initial accreditation and the second and third year of annual review. The purpose is to promote the development of high quality residential care services, to establish professional clinical procedures, to develop a high-level of standards on quality of services, in order to achieve continuous improvement in service quality.

The accreditation standards of RACAS was accredited by The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) in May 2008. In June 2014, the Hong Kong Accreditation Service of the Innovation and Technology Commission acknowledged the Accreditation Division as the "Accredited Certification Body of Certification of Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Service Providers’ Management System". RACAS is the only residential care homes certification body in Hong Kong being certified by international and local accreditation organizations.

RACAS developed a unique training programme for doctors, registered nurses, social workers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to be qualified assessors. Students are required to complete 35 hours lectures, pass examination and complete 3 – 5 days accreditation practicum as to be qualified assessors with 1 year validity. Assessors are required to complete 3 hours advance course annually to maintain the qualification. Honorarium $5, 000 will be offered to assessors after completion of 5 – 7 days accreditation jobs including on-site assessment and writing reports.

• Introduction of RACAS
• Introduction of RCHEs in Hong Kong
• Introduction of accreditation, service indicators and bench marking
• Use of Accreditation tools
• Duties and Roles of assessor
• Time management of accreditation activities
• Evidence collection, interview , communication and observation skill
• Concept of quality management
• Accreditation Standards of RACAS (RACAS40)
• Introduction of clinical guidelines
• Introduction of Self assessment
• Accreditation report writing