es ▁on ▁developing ▁Care ▁and ▁Att ention ▁Hom es ▁for ▁the ▁E lder ly ▁and ▁N urs ing ▁Hom es . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁on wards , ▁the ▁government ▁no ▁longer ▁accepts ▁new ▁applications ▁to ▁Host el ▁for ▁the ▁E lder ly ▁and ▁Home ▁for ▁the ▁A ged . ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁the ▁government ▁also ▁gradually ▁transformed ▁these ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁resident ial ▁facilities ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁providing ▁long - term ▁n urs ing ▁support ▁to ▁places ▁that ▁deliver ▁continu um ▁support ▁and ▁int ensive ▁n urs ing ▁care . ▁ ▁Current ▁situation ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁ ▁Types ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁types ▁of ▁resident ial ▁care ▁homes ▁for ▁elder ly ▁persons ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁places ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁places ▁in ▁resident ial ▁care ▁homes ▁for ▁elder ly ▁persons ▁( as ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁is ▁as ▁follows : === ▁ ▁Reg ulation ▁and ▁monitoring ▁ ▁The ▁Res ident ial ▁Care ▁Hom es ▁( E lder ly ▁Pers ons ) ▁Ord in ance ▁ ▁The ▁Res ident ial ▁Care ▁Hom es ▁( E lder ly ▁Pers ons ) ▁Ord in ance ▁( R CH E ▁Ord in ance ), ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Social ▁W elf are ▁( DS W ) ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁lic ens ing ▁and ▁reg ulating ▁of ▁Res ident ial ▁Care ▁Hom es ▁for ▁E lder ly ▁Pers ons ▁( R CH E ). ▁The ▁Ord in ance ▁a