Statistics
Year 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
No. 389 1103 1224 1314 1407 1529 1620 1782
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
No. 1979 2072 2135 2196 2210 2257 2466 2591
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
No. 2665 2867 3017 3180 3424 3463 3544 3656

Operational Definitions

The number of elderly enrolled in Day Care Centres. Day Care Centres for the elderly are available for elderly people who are dependent on family members in their daily living activities but whose families have difficulty in looking after them during the day. The centers provide services such as personal care, meals, recreational activities and limited nursing care for elderly people whose health is declining but who are still mobile.

Footnote

All figures are collected from Census and Statistics Department since 1986.
All figures are as at end of financial year, e.g., figure for 1991/92 is used for 1991. Figures for 1981 and 1986 are not available.
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