Elderly people discharged from hospitals will get better medical follow-ups at home under a new project of the Hospital Authority's Kowloon Central Cluster.
The four public hospitals in the cluster will launch the Elderly at Home programme next month, which aims to help patients who have been repeatedly admitted to the hospitals and are at a higher risk of further admissions or visits to the emergency rooms.
The cluster's chief executive, Hung Chi-tim, said an information system had been set up to identify elderly patients at risk and that five nurses would be dedicated to run the programme.
The nurses will call the patients to check their conditions and whether they are taking their medication properly.
Patients with questions can call a hotline seven days a week, 12 hours a day.
Dr Hung said: 'The nurses will help the patients arrange early follow-up appointments at the outpatient clinics so they will not readily go to the accident and emergency departments and be admitted.'
The nurses will also co-operate with welfare groups to improve the living environment of elderly people who have fallen frequently.