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Elderly Resources Centre 長者安居資源中心
The Housing Society has established the Elderly Resources 房協設立「長者安居資源中心」及「智友善家
Centre (“ERC”) and the MIND-Friendly Home Exploration 居探知館」，旨在透過公眾教育、身體功能評
Centre to raise public awareness of the housing needs of the 估、專業諮詢，以及職業治療師及社工的研
elderly through public education, health screening, professional 究，加深大眾對長者住屋需求的認知。兩間
consultation, and research conducted by occupational therapists 中心為大專學生、非政府組織和醫護專業人
and social workers. Both centres provide a wide variety of 員提供一系列的培訓工作坊，目的是加強大
training workshops for university students, NGOs and healthcare 眾對樂齡科技的認識及對長者建立同理心。
professionals, aiming to enhance their understanding of 兩間中心更為長者及其照顧者提供實用資
gerontechnology and empathy learning related to the elderly. 源，包括智能及樂齡產品應用，向公眾推廣
The centres also provide practical resources, including the 「樂齡家居」的概念及好處。
application of smart and age-friendly products to the elderly and
their caregivers, promoting the concept and benefits of "age-
friendly homes" to the public.
The Living Lab in Gerontechnology for Age-Friendly Home (Age- 「樂活安居生活實驗室」是香港首個及唯一一
Friendly Home Living Lab) is Hong Kong’s first and sole Living 個在歐洲生活實驗室網絡註冊的生活實驗
Lab registered under the European Network of Living Labs 室，由長者安居資源中心於二零二二年成
(“ENoLL”). It was established by the ERC in 2022 to promote 立，向社區推廣居家安老的概念。該實驗室
the concept of ageing in place to the public. The lab focuses on 提倡「用家為本」、「體驗為主」的創新方案，
user-driven and experience-based innovations, adapting to the 應對高齡人口不斷變化的需求，並促進社區
changing needs of the ageing population and fostering inclusivity 共融。
in society.
Since its establishment, the Age-friendly Home Living Lab has 自成立以來，「樂活安居生活實驗室」已招募
engaged approximately 200 individual members as co-vengers to 大約二百人成為樂活安居研創專員，協助測
assist in testing and providing feedback on age-friendly products 試及為正待研發的樂齡產品提供意見，並創
under development, creating practical and innovative solutions. 建實用及實際可行的創新方案。該實驗室已
The lab has collaborated with over 20 partners to co-create age- 有超過二十個合作夥伴，於真實環境下共創
friendly innovations within a real-life setting. 樂齡產品。
Highlights of ERC during the Reporting Year
「長者安居資源中心」於報告年度內的摘要

Visitors 609
訪客人數
23,839 social workers and healthcare
professionals were engaged in
training programmes
名社工及專業醫護人員參與培訓計劃

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