Govt urged to improve support for caregivers

The Society for Community Organization (SoCo) on Thursday called on the government to improve support for caregivers after a mother and son were found dead in their Kwun Tong flat. It's understood that the 60-year-old man died from an accident in the flat, while the 82-year-old bedridden woman died from a lack of care. Crystal Yuen, a community organiser with Soco, said there is a lack of effort to identify high-risk families and inadequate emergency and temporary care support. She said many carers do not know where to access support services. Yuen stressed the need for proactive measures to support carers, noting that some older people with chronic illnesses are themselves forced to care for those even more vulnerable than themselves.