District Elderly Community Centres

District Elderly Community Centre (DECC) provides a range of community support services to elderly persons aged 60 or above and their carers at district level to enable the elderly persons to lead a healthy, respectful and dignified life in the community. These services include community education, health education, educational and developmental activities, reaching out and networking, volunteer development, counselling services, educational and supportive programmes on dementia, carer support services, provision of information on community resources and referral services, social and recreational activities, meal services, and drop-in service, etc. The centres also provide outreach services to hidden and vulnerable elderly persons and their carers, so as to encourage and help them develop their social life and provide referral and support services to those in need. DECCs are also responsible for co-ordination of elderly services in the district.

地区长者社区中心（District Elderly Community Centre，DECC）面向60岁及以上长者及其照顾者，提供区级层面的多元社区支援服务，助力长者在社区中过上健康、受尊重且富有尊严的生活。其服务范畴涵盖社区教育、健康教育、教育与发展活动、外展联络与网络搭建、义工发展、辅导服务、失智症相关教育及支援计划、照顾者支援服务、社区资源资讯提供与转介服务、社交康乐活动、膳食服务及临时到访服务等。该类中心还会针对隐蔽长者与弱势长者及其照顾者开展外展服务，鼓励并协助其拓展社交生活，并为有需求的对象提供转介与支援服务。此外，各DECC亦负责统筹区内的长者服务。