▁resident ial ▁facilities , ▁the ▁government ▁initi ated ▁B ought ▁Place ▁Sch eme ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁En hanced ▁B ought ▁Place ▁Sch eme ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁purchase ▁places ▁in ▁private ▁resident ial ▁facilities . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁government ▁conducted ▁another ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁The ▁research ▁report ▁concluded ▁that ▁resident ial ▁care ▁services ▁should ▁primarily ▁be ▁provided ▁to ▁those ▁with ▁more ▁dis abilities ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁should , ▁therefore , ▁set ▁up ▁str ic ter ▁rules ▁for ▁en roll ment ▁and ▁transform ▁all ▁Hom es ▁for ▁the ▁A ged ▁to ▁Care ▁and ▁Att ention ▁Hom es ▁for ▁the ▁E lder ly ▁and ▁N urs ing ▁Hom es . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁resident ial ▁care ▁services ▁has ▁been ▁to ▁pre domin antly ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁those ▁with ▁moder ate ▁or ▁severe ▁level ▁of ▁dis abilities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁government ▁introduced ▁compet itive ▁b idd ing ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁mode ▁of ▁selecting ▁operators ▁in ▁deliver ing ▁care ▁services ▁in ▁her ▁resident ial ▁facilities ▁( i . e ., ▁contract ▁homes ) ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁her ▁resident ial ▁care ▁services ▁and ▁reduce ▁the ▁oper ational ▁costs ▁in ▁these ▁facilities . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁" age ing ▁in ▁place " ▁as ▁the ▁government ' s ▁gu iding ▁principle ▁in ▁providing ▁resident ial ▁care ▁services , ▁the ▁government ▁now ▁pre domin antly ▁focus