Updated: 2026-08-31

"Ageing in Guangdong" is not one thing. The Social Welfare Department (SWD) and the government run at least five arrangements, each with its own eligibility and rules: residential care (the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong (GDRCS Scheme)); a pilot for CSSA elderly recipients (from 1 October 2025, three years, 1,000 places, HK$5,000 a month); cash allowances (the Guangdong Scheme / Fujian Scheme); a medical subsidy tied to the residential scheme (from 22 December 2025, two years); and the Greater Bay Area Hospital Authority patient pilot. Residential: in a subsidised place under the scheme, after admission a resident "no longer pays for board and lodging, nursing, personal care or basic medical care at the home"; ⚠️ but within the same homes, the CSSA pilot route means paying the home yourself and receiving HK$5,000 a month — a different thing. ⚠️ One rule to note, and it has a defined scope: the 6-month trial period. From 1 October 2023, cases referred through a Hong Kong long term care referral office carry a 6-month trial period; during it the Central Waiting List application is classified "inactive", and if the person is still there at the end of it the application closes; leaving within the period restores the waiting position by the original application date. This does not apply to elderly people who were already long-term residents of the Mainland and applied through the New Home Association. Allowances: under the Guangdong Scheme, Old Age Allowance is HK$1,675 a month (70 or above) and Old Age Living Allowance HK$4,345 (65 or above), from 1 February 2026; recipients need only reside in Guangdong for 60 days in each payment year. Medical: the pilot has been extended to 31 March 2027 and currently applies only to the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital; ⚠️ after your first subsidised outpatient attendance there, your corresponding Hospital Authority follow-up appointment is cancelled. The RMB 100 co-payment applies only where the fee for that attendance is RMB 100 or more (except for people verified by the Hospital Authority as fee-exempt), with a subsidy cap of RMB 2,000 a year; episodic illness, inpatient care, day inpatient care and A&E are excluded, and endoscopy, tissue biopsy and PET scanning are also not covered for the time being. This article sets out the rules SWD and the government publish. It names, compares and rates no home, and offers no medical advice.

Five separate schemes — do not run them together

"Ageing in Guangdong" refers to different schemes, with entirely separate eligibility and rules.

Five separate arrangements. Sources: Social Welfare Department, "Guangdong residential care homes under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong" page and the Guangdong Scheme thematic website (neither page carries a date of its own); government press release of 31 March 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
SchemeWhat it addressesPrecondition
Residential Care
Services Scheme in Guangdong		a residential placeassessed as needing it;
routes exist for those waiting,
new applicants, and
long-term Guangdong residents
Pilot Scheme for CSSA
elderly persons in
Guangdong homes		home fee subsidy for
CSSA elderly recipients		CSSA elderly recipient admitted
to a designated home
under the scheme
Guangdong Scheme /
Fujian Scheme		monthly cash allowancemoved to Guangdong or Fujian,
meeting residence requirements
Residential scheme —
Pilot Medical Subsidy
Arrangement		out-of-pocket costs within
medical insurance coverage
in the Greater Bay Area		already in the Residential Care
Services Scheme in Guangdong
Greater Bay Area
Hospital Authority
patient pilot		designated outpatient
follow-up		already has a booked follow-up at
a designated HA specialist or
family medicine clinic

One. The Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong

The scheme's history, in SWD's words: "SWD launched the Pilot Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong in June 2014 and regularised it in January 2020", now called the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong, "giving elderly people waiting for a subsidised care-and-attention place who wish to age on the Mainland one more subsidised option".

Two things widened in 2023: from 28 July 2023, the scheme covers not only those waiting for a care-and-attention place but also those waiting for a subsidised nursing home place; and it opened to operators "with a good record of providing subsidised residential care in Hong Kong who operate homes in Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area" to apply to become recognised service providers.

Who can apply? Three routes, not only those already waiting

SWD's scheme FAQ of 18 August 2026 sets out:

  • The general route: the application procedure is the same as for a subsidised residential place — five steps (apply → initial screening → assessment → explanation of the result → care plan). Recognised service providers are one of the options under "subsidised residential places" — so you do not have to have been waiting a long time to apply.
  • Hong Kong elderly people already living long-term in Guangdong: they "may apply directly to a preferred recognised service provider under the scheme, or to the New Home Association, which conducts initial screening and, as needed, the Standardised Care Need Assessment where they live". ⚠️ But note: "the application date where they live applies only to this scheme's application, and is not backdated for other long term care services on the Central Waiting List."
  • No asset test: the FAQ states that applicants to the scheme "are not subject to an asset test".

⚠️ The six-month trial period: think this through, and note its scope

SWD's wording (from 1 October 2023):

"SWD has added a six-month trial period, counted from the day the elderly person is admitted to a home under the scheme. If at the end of the trial period they continue to receive residential care at a Mainland home under the scheme, their long term care service application on the Central Waiting List will close. If they choose to leave during the trial period, their waiting position on the Central Waiting List is restored by the original application date."

⚠️ Two things the FAQ adds, both important:

One: During the trial period your application is "inactive". The FAQ: 「由長者透過轉介工作員／負責工作員在中央輪候册的『長期護理服務』申請中選擇參加『廣東院舍照顧服務計劃』並納入候配名單起，直至入住⋯⋯的首 6 個月試住期期間，長者在中央輪候冊的『長期護理服務』申請將被列為「非活躍」類別。」 (from the point at which the elderly person, through their referring or responsible worker, elects to join the scheme and is placed on the allocation list, through the first 6 months of the trial period after admission, their Central Waiting List application is classified as "inactive".) — so no Hong Kong place will be allocated during the trial period.

Two: this arrangement does not apply to everyone. The FAQ: "the above applies only to cases where a Hong Kong elderly person, while living in Hong Kong, is referred through a long term care referral office in Hong Kong; it does not apply to those who were already long-term residents of the Mainland before admission and applied and were assessed there through the New Home Association."

In one line: if you entered the scheme through a Hong Kong referral office — staying past 6 months ends your Hong Kong queue; leaving within 6 months preserves your seniority; and during the trial period your application is "inactive".

Who most needs to know this: families planning to "try it and go back to the Hong Kong queue if it does not suit" — that trial has a definite deadline, after which it is no longer a trial.

29 homes, but not all with vacancies

SWD's list is numbered 1 to 29. Counting from the list's own markings (30 August 2026): 25 state "care-and-attention places only", and 4 offer nursing home places (3 of them offering both, 1 offering nursing home places only).

⚠️ Two markings on the list must be read:

  • "#" (12 counted on 30 August 2026): "places at this home are currently tight and may involve some wait; the specific waiting time is uncertain, and applicants are advised to consider other homes."
  • "@" (1, item 19): "this home has no vacant places and a large accumulated waiting list… it has stopped accepting new applications from 12 June 2026; applicants should choose another suitable home."

The list itself changes. Item 6 is marked "updated from 1 August 2026" and item 7 "updated from 17 July 2026".

What "no home fee" covers and does not — and it depends which route you took

⚠️ "No home fee" refers to subsidised places under the scheme, not to "everyone living in these 29 homes". Within the same designated homes there is another route for CSSA elderly recipients, who pay the home themselves and receive a fixed monthly subsidy (see the next section).

SWD's "Subsidised Residential Care Services" page states that subsidised places under the scheme carry "no home fee payable". The scheme page is more detailed:

"Under the scheme, after admission the elderly person no longer pays for board and lodging, nursing, personal care or basic medical care at the home. Items at their own expense include consumables such as nappies and wound dressings, and emergency ambulance fees. The recognised service provider may require a medical examination before admission, at the elderly person's own expense."

⚠️ So "free" means the home fee — nappies, wound dressings, emergency ambulance and any pre-admission medical examination are still yours to pay.

Nine services are included, among them "24-hour care and nursing", "rehabilitation exercise twice a week, individually or in groups", "a monthly health check and general consultation by a doctor arranged by the provider", and escort and/or hospital accompaniment services — ⚠️ SWD also notes "the frequency and form of services differ between homes".

One-and-a-half. CSSA elderly recipients: another route, another set of figures

In the same designated homes, CSSA elderly recipients follow a different scheme.

SWD's page:

"on 1 October 2025 the government launched the Community Care Fund-financed Pilot Scheme for CSSA Elderly Persons Residing in Guangdong Residential Care Homes, running for three years, to subsidise CSSA elderly recipients who choose to age in Guangdong to live in a designated home under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong. Each eligible elderly person receives HK$5,000 a month, with 1,000 places in total."

⚠️ The difference from the previous section, stated plainly:

  • A subsidised place under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong: no home fee after admission.
  • The CSSA pilot: HK$5,000 a month — a fixed subsidy, with the home fee charged separately; SWD's same page attaches an overview of home fees at the designated homes for reference.

⚠️ A CSSA recipient taking this route faces several further rules, all in SWD's Note to CSSA and Social Security Allowance recipients under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong (document prints 28 April 2026):

  • Other allowances stop. A recipient of the Portable CSSA scheme living in a home under the scheme receives a monthly miscellaneous payment (from 1 February 2026: HK$2,760 a month for the able-bodied or 50% disabled; HK$3,705 for 100% disabled or requiring constant attendance) and an annual long-term case supplement (HK$2,715 or HK$5,420), but "will not receive special grants or other assistance such as rent allowance, special diet allowance or transport allowance".
  • Prolonged absence affects your existing CSSA or public welfare payments. SWD states that the amount and/or your eligibility "may be affected by your prolonged absence from Hong Kong and admission to the home", and requires you to report the change of circumstances to the Social Security Field Unit handling your case at the same time as arranging admission.
  • Switching to the Guangdong Scheme's Old Age Allowance or Old Age Living Allowance carries exclusivity conditions, including "not receiving other allowances under the Social Security Allowance Scheme or CSSA", plus residence requirements and days resident in Guangdong each year.
  • Public housing tenants must surrender the flat first. The document notes that a public housing tenant "must surrender the rented public housing flat or delete their name from the tenancy before leaving Hong Kong".

⚠️ These are social security rules, on a separate track from the residential application, and should be discussed separately with the Social Security Field Unit.

The recognised service provider is the New Home Association (New Home Association Choi Hung Service Centre, telephone 852 2815 7399).

Two. The Guangdong Scheme / Fujian Scheme: cash allowances

A separate set of eligibility rules, unconnected to the residential scheme.

Monthly allowances under the Guangdong Scheme. Source: Social Welfare Department Guangdong Scheme thematic website (page carries no date of its own; the amounts print their own effective date), retrieved 2026-08-30. The Fujian Scheme has equivalent allowances, whose amounts this article does not cite.
AllowanceAgeMonthly amount
Old Age Allowance70 or above$1,675
(from 2026-02-01)
Old Age Living Allowance65 or above$4,345
(from 2026-02-01)

The two allowances are different in nature: SWD states that Old Age Allowance "has no means test", while Old Age Living Allowance "requires meeting income and asset limits". Neither 「無須申請人供款」 requires contributions from the applicant.

⚠️ The 60-day rule: no need to return to Hong Kong every year

SWD's wording:

"while receiving Old Age Allowance or Old Age Living Allowance under the Guangdong Scheme, a recipient need not return to Hong Kong each year; residing in Guangdong for 60 days in each payment year qualifies them for the full year's allowance."

Eligibility: six conditions, all required

  • Has been a Hong Kong resident for at least seven years; and
  • has resided continuously in Hong Kong for at least one year immediately before the date of application (absences of no more than 90 days in that year still count as continuous);
  • continues to reside in Guangdong while receiving the allowance;
  • ⚠️ if a Hong Kong public housing tenant, must surrender the rented flat or delete their name from the tenancy before leaving Hong Kong;
  • is not receiving other allowances under the Social Security Allowance Scheme or CSSA;
  • and is not lawfully detained or serving a sentence in a penal institution.

One discretionary arrangement: where an applicant is absent for more than 90 days "because they need medical treatment outside Hong Kong" and can provide sufficient reasons and documents, the Director of Social Welfare "may exercise discretion to disregard the excess days".

Who is never eligible? SWD lists: non-Hong Kong residents; people permitted to stay under the various talent and capital investment entrant schemes and their dependants; people staying on a student or training visa and their dependants; people staying under the Working Holiday Scheme; and consular-related personnel.

A new arrangement: from 6 July 2026, Hong Kong elderly people applying for or receiving portable cash assistance may opt for SWD to remit the Hong Kong dollar payment "directly into their Hong Kong dollar account at a designated Mainland bank, free of service charge".

Three. Tied to the residential scheme: the Pilot Medical Subsidy Arrangement (from 22 December 2025)

Elderly people in the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong have a separate medical subsidy — a different thing from the Hospital Authority pilot below.

SWD's wording:

"SWD has appointed China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) to assist the HKSAR Government from 22 December 2025 in implementing the Pilot Medical Subsidy Arrangement under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong, for two years. From that date, elderly people in the scheme who attend any designated medical insurance unit in the Greater Bay Area — clinics, hospitals and pharmacies — under the national medical insurance policy may claim a subsidy for out-of-pocket medical costs falling within the coverage of that policy."

⚠️ Three boundaries to read carefully:

  1. Who — elderly people already in the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong, not everyone ageing across the boundary.
  2. What — limited to out-of-pocket costs for items within the national medical insurance policy's coverage.
  3. How long — two years from 22 December 2025.

Subsidy caps (from the service brief, on a financial year basis, 1 April to 31 March):

  • Outpatient costs: up to RMB 10,000 per person per year
  • Inpatient costs: up to RMB 30,000 per person per year

There is no service charge for joining the arrangement.

⚠️ Two rules that can stop you claiming, which you must know:

One: No double subsidy. The service brief: 「住客如在支付醫療服務費用時已接受特區政府為香港市民在內地使用醫療服務所提供的其他資助（例如醫療券或「支援粵港澳大灣區醫院管理局病人先導計劃」的資助等），則不可就該次醫療服務的費用申請醫療補貼。」 (a resident who has already received other HKSAR Government subsidy for using Mainland medical services — for example the Elderly Health Care Voucher or the Greater Bay Area Hospital Authority patient pilot — may not claim the medical subsidy for that service.)

Two: insurance is claimed first. 「住客如有購買其他醫療保險（不包括「城鄉居民基本醫療保險」及社署指定的「惠民保」），須先向有關保險公司索償；未獲賠付的醫療開支餘額，住客可申請醫療補貼。」 (a resident with other medical insurance — excluding the urban and rural residents' basic medical insurance and SWD-designated "Huiminbao" — must claim from the insurer first, and may claim the medical subsidy for the balance not reimbursed.)

The service brief is issued by SWD's Elderly Branch, with "December 2025" printed on the last page; the operating organisation is China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong), customer service lines (852) 800 961 589 (Hong Kong, China) and (86) 95589 then press 9 (Mainland China).

One more support service on the same page: SWD "has appointed the New Home Association to provide care and support services to participating elderly people and their families from 1 May 2025", explaining that this is one of the measures announced in the 2024 Policy Address, to help participants settle into life in a Mainland home.

Enquiries: SWD Elderly Branch (Residential Care Services Section), telephone 2961 7234, email [email protected].

Four. Medical: the Greater Bay Area Hospital Authority patient pilot

This is a follow-up arrangement, not general medical care.

The government announced on 31 March 2026 that the pilot is "extended by one year to 31 March next year, that is 31 March 2027"; the scheme launched on 10 May 2023 and "currently applies to the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital".

Who can use it? "eligible Hospital Authority patients, that is patients with a booked follow-up at a designated HA specialist outpatient or family medicine clinic".

⚠️ Before joining, know this: your Hospital Authority follow-up appointment will be cancelled

Item 13 of the Hospital Authority's FAQ:

"after a patient joins the pilot and receives their first subsidised outpatient service at HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, their corresponding follow-up appointment in the Hospital Authority's outpatient service will be cancelled."

Item 14 further requires participants to agree not to attend the corresponding HA specialist or family medicine clinic for follow-up during the scheme period (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027); a participant found in breach may have their pilot subsidy account "frozen until 31 March 2027". ⚠️ One exception: "this does not apply to a patient returning to Hospital Authority follow-up because the RMB 2,000 subsidy has been exhausted."

To return to Hong Kong for follow-up, you can ask HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, which will refer you back to the corresponding Hospital Authority clinic "according to clinical need" — your original appointment is not automatically restored.

How is it charged?

"where the medical fee for an eligible Hospital Authority patient's designated outpatient attendance at HKU-Shenzhen Hospital is RMB 100 or more, the patient co-pays RMB 100 — except for those verified by the Hospital Authority as entitled to a medical fee waiver — and the pilot subsidises the balance, up to RMB 2,000 a year."

⚠️ Two things easily misunderstood:

  • The RMB 100 is not a fixed charge payable every time. FAQ item 5 states that where the fee for that attendance is less than RMB 100, the pilot does not subsidise it and the patient pays HKU-Shenzhen Hospital directly.
  • For those "verified by the Hospital Authority as entitled to a medical fee waiver": attendances of RMB 100 or more are exempt from the RMB 100 co-payment; attendances of less than RMB 100 are likewise exempt where the subsidy cap has not been exhausted.

13 kinds of clinic are covered: anaesthesiology (pain clinic only), cardiothoracic surgery, clinical oncology, ENT, ophthalmology, gynaecology, medicine, neurosurgery, obstetrics, orthopaedics and traumatology, paediatrics, surgery, and family medicine.

⚠️ What is not covered? The government states: "episodic illness, inpatient or day inpatient care and A&E services are not covered." The Hospital Authority's FAQ adds: "endoscopy, tissue biopsy and PET scanning are also not applicable for the time being." — so if you fall ill suddenly on the Mainland, need admission, or need one of those investigations, this scheme cannot help.

And "13 kinds of clinic" does not mean everything in those specialties is covered. The FAQ defines it as outpatient consultation, routine imaging and investigations for their chronic conditions, with drugs prescribed "according to clinical need and Shenzhen municipal government rules" — the maximum prescription for diabetes or hypertension being 3 months.

eHealth registration is required. All participants "must register with eHealth", and can use the eHealth app's cross-boundary health record function to request the electronic health records held in eHealth for the past three years, authorising healthcare staff to view them at the consultation.

Want to return to Hong Kong for follow-up? "a patient who does not wish to continue and wants to return to Hospital Authority follow-up in Hong Kong may raise it with HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, which will refer them back according to clinical need."

How many use it? The government states: "by the end of February this year, over 6,000 eligible patients had joined cumulatively, more than 60% of them aged 65 or above."

Enquiries: Hospital Authority 2300 7070 (Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, excluding public holidays); HKU-Shenzhen Hospital (+86) 0755-86913101.

Ask about these

  1. From what date does the 6-month trial period run? From the day of admission. Staying past 6 months closes the long term care service application on the Central Waiting List.
  2. Does the home you want carry a "#" or "@" marking? "#" means places are tight and the waiting time uncertain; "@" means it has stopped accepting new applications.
  3. Besides the home fee, what else do we pay? Consumables such as nappies and wound dressings, emergency ambulance fees, and any pre-admission medical examination the home requires.
  4. Is the escort service the same at every home? No — SWD notes that the frequency and form of services differ between homes.
  5. If we hold public housing, what must we do before applying to the Guangdong Scheme? Surrender the rented flat or delete your name from the tenancy before leaving Hong Kong.
  6. How long must we live in Guangdong each year? 60 days in each payment year.
  7. Does the pilot cover seeing a doctor on the Mainland? Only the 13 kinds of designated outpatient follow-up; episodic illness, inpatient and day inpatient care and A&E are excluded, and it currently applies only to HKU-Shenzhen Hospital.
  8. When does the pilot end? It has been extended to 31 March 2027.
  9. We are already in a home under the scheme — have we applied for the medical subsidy? That arrangement runs from 22 December 2025 for two years, for elderly people already in the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong; enquire with SWD's Elderly Branch (Residential Care Services Section) on 2961 7234.

Frequently asked questions

  • How much is the home fee at a Guangdong home? It depends on the route. On SWD's explanation, a subsidised place under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong carries no home fee; after admission the resident no longer pays for board and lodging, nursing, personal care or basic medical care. Items at their own expense include consumables such as nappies and wound dressings and emergency ambulance fees; the recognised service provider may require a pre-admission medical examination at the resident's own expense.
  • If it does not suit after a while, can we return to the Hong Kong queue? It depends how you entered. For cases referred through a Hong Kong long term care referral office while living in Hong Kong: there is a 6-month trial period from the day of admission, during which the Central Waiting List application is classified "inactive"; leaving during the trial period restores the waiting position by the original application date; remaining at the end of it closes the long term care service application. SWD's FAQ states that this does not apply to Hong Kong elderly people who were already long-term residents of the Mainland and applied and were assessed there through the New Home Association.
  • How many homes are in the scheme, and which have vacancies? SWD's list is numbered 1 to 29; counting from the list's own markings (30 August 2026), 25 offer care-and-attention places only and 4 offer nursing home places (3 of them both). 12 items carry "#", which SWD explains means places are tight and the specific waiting time uncertain, advising applicants to consider other homes; 1 carries "@" and has stopped accepting new applications from 12 June 2026.
  • What is the arrangement for CSSA elderly recipients? A separate scheme. On 1 October 2025 the government launched the Community Care Fund-financed Pilot Scheme for CSSA Elderly Persons Residing in Guangdong Residential Care Homes, running three years with 1,000 places, giving each eligible elderly person HK$5,000 a month towards living in a designated home under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong. The recognised service provider is the New Home Association.
  • Do allowances continue after moving to Guangdong? The Guangdong Scheme provides Old Age Allowance (70 or above, HK$1,675 a month) and Old Age Living Allowance (65 or above, HK$4,345 a month), both effective from 1 February 2026. Recipients need not return to Hong Kong annually; residing in Guangdong for 60 days in each payment year qualifies them for the full year's allowance.
  • In the residential scheme, is there a subsidy for medical care on the Mainland? There is a dedicated arrangement. SWD has appointed China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) to run the Pilot Medical Subsidy Arrangement under the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong from 22 December 2025 for two years; participants attending any designated medical insurance unit in the Greater Bay Area — clinics, hospitals and pharmacies — under the national medical insurance policy may claim a subsidy for out-of-pocket costs within that policy's coverage. This is a different arrangement from the Hospital Authority pilot below.
  • Is there a Hospital Authority subsidy for seeing a doctor on the Mainland? There is a pilot, but its scope is narrow: it currently applies only to the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, for patients with a booked follow-up at a designated Hospital Authority specialist or family medicine clinic, covering 13 kinds of clinic. Where the fee for an attendance is RMB 100 or more, the patient co-pays RMB 100 (except those verified by the Hospital Authority as entitled to a fee waiver); attendances of less than RMB 100 are not subsidised and are paid directly to the hospital. The subsidy cap is RMB 2,000 a year. Episodic illness, inpatient or day inpatient care and A&E are excluded, and endoscopy, tissue biopsy and PET scanning are also not applicable for the time being. It is a pilot; the government announced on 31 March 2026 that it is extended by one year to 31 March 2027.
  • If I join the pilot, what happens to my Hospital Authority follow-up appointment? It is cancelled. Item 13 of the Hospital Authority's FAQ states that after a patient receives their first subsidised outpatient service at HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, the corresponding Hospital Authority follow-up appointment is cancelled; item 14 further provides that a patient may not attend follow-up on both sides, and a participant in breach may have their subsidy account frozen until 31 March 2027 (except where they return to Hospital Authority follow-up because the RMB 2,000 subsidy is exhausted).

Also in this series:

  • How the services divide and how the standardised assessment works: “How is elderly care organised in Hong Kong? Homes, day centres, home care — and the single assessment gate that decides which queue you join”
  • How to apply for a subsidised home and how long the wait is: “How do you apply for a subsidised care home, and how long is the wait? 19,196 queuing, another 38,104 inactive”
  • What private homes are actually like: “What are private care homes in Hong Kong actually like? Monthly fees of $6,000 to $82,000, with the extras as the real variable”

What this article does not claim

  • It names, compares and rates no Guangdong home. SWD's list carries PDF profiles and videos for each home, which were not opened; only the list's own markings and counts are cited.
  • It cites no allowance amount or condition under the Fujian Scheme. The Fujian Scheme thematic website was not opened; the article cites only SWD's page noting that the Guangdong and Fujian Schemes both exist.
  • It cites no number of Elderly Health Care Voucher service points in the Greater Bay Area, nor the arrangements for using them. The relevant pages were not opened.
  • It cites no item-by-item application procedure or document list for the Pilot Medical Subsidy Arrangement. The caps, the no-double-subsidy rule and the insurance-first rule are quoted from the service brief; for forms and process details, ask the operating organisation.
  • It cites no home fee levels at the designated homes under the CSSA pilot. SWD attaches an overview of those fees, which was not opened.
  • It makes no statement about the national medical insurance system itself, or about Hong Kong residents joining Mainland social insurance generally. It cites only SWD's description of this pilot arrangement.
  • It cites no content or service volume for the care and support service. SWD states only that it has appointed an organisation to provide it and from when, and the article follows suit.
  • It cites no charges at Mainland private homes outside the scheme. No first-hand price survey was found, so no figure is used.
  • It makes no statement about the cross-boundary jurisdiction of Hong Kong regulators. None of the sources opened addresses this; the article states only what SWD says — that the homes under the scheme are SWD's recognised service providers.
  • It cites no satisfaction or rating figure. HKU-Shenzhen Hospital has conducted its own patient questionnaire on the pilot service; its results are not cited here — a satisfaction figure is evaluative and does not help a reader judge their own eligibility or what to prepare.
  • The 29 homes, the 25/4 split, the 12 "#" markings and the 13 kinds of clinic are counts taken from the sources' own lists, counted on 30 August 2026; the sources themselves do not print these totals.
  • It offers no medical advice and judges no individual's suitability for ageing across the boundary. Whether residential care suits is decided by the Standardised Care Need Assessment.

Provenance: compiled from Social Welfare Department and government press releases; every figure is marked with its source and the date the source itself prints.

Quotations from Chinese-language official documents and press materials appear in our own English translation; the original wording governs.

資料來源 (Sources)

Compiled by the editorial team from Social Welfare Department and government press releases; every figure is attributed to its source. This is service information, not medical advice.