Types of Senior Housing
The Housing Authority currently provides two main types of housing for the elderly in public rental estates, namely Housing for Senior Citizens and
self-contained small flats.
Housing for Senior Citizens
| Type I (converted flats on the lower floors of domestic blocks) | Type II (above a commercial podium or carpark) | Type III (located on the lower floors of Small Household Development) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type |  |
Hostel | ||||
| Person / Unit | |
1 person, 2 persons | |
1 person | |
1 person, 2 persons |
| Kitchen | |
Communal | ||||
| Bathroom | |
Communal | |
Self-contained | ||
| Common / Dinning Room | |
Communal | ||||
| Provisions | ||||||
| Warden Service | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Emergency Alarm System | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Sprinkler System | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Smoke / Heat Detection System | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Public Address System | |
|
* | |
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| Rocker-type Light Switches | |
|
* | |
* | |
| Socket Outlets Installed at a Higher Level | |
|
* | |
* | |
| Non-slip Floor Tiles | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Single Lever Type Mixer | |
|
* | |
* | |
| Laundry Room | |
|
* | |
* | |
| Drying Rack | |
* External Drying Rack |
|
|
* Internal Drying Rack |
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| Handrails in Corridors | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Toilets for Disabled on Each Floor | |
|
* | |
* | |
| Common Facilities | Common room, communal kitchen and dinning area | Entrance hall, activity room, solarium, common room , communal kitchen and dining area | Common room , communal kitchen and dining area | |||
* = Facility Available
Self-Contained Small Flats
| New Harmony Annex Blocks | Harmony Blocks | Small Household Development | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | |
Domestic | ||||
| Person / Unit | |
1 person / 2 persons, 2 perons / 3 persons |
|
1 person / 2 persons |
|
1 person / 2 persons, 2 perons / 3 persons & wheelchair unit |
| Kitchen | |
Self-contained | ||||
| Bathroom | |
Self-contained | ||||
| Provisions | ||||||
| Rocker-type Light Switches | |
* | |
|
* | |
| Socket Outlets Installed at a Higher Level | |
* | |
|
* | |
| Non-slip Floor Tiles | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Single Lever Type Mixer | |
* | |
|
* | |
| Cooking Bench and Sink Unit at a Lower Level | |
* | |
|
* | |
| Drying Racks | |
|
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| External | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Internal | |
* | |
* | |
* |
| Sprinkler System | |
|
|
* | ||
| Smoke / Heat Detection System | |
|
|
* | ||
| Handrails in Corridors | * | * | ||||
* = Facility Available
