▁warning ▁records ▁of ▁resident ial ▁care ▁homes ▁public ▁( as ▁of ▁now ▁only ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁conv icted ▁R CH Es ▁is ▁accessible ▁by ▁public ▁). ▁S WD ▁has ▁also ▁created ▁an ▁online ▁platform ▁integrated ▁information ▁of ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁R CH Es ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁for ▁easier ▁access ▁and ▁greater ▁trans par ency ▁for ▁the ▁public . ▁It ▁provides ▁a ▁one - stop ▁service ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁find ▁and ▁compare ▁different ▁resident ial ▁homes ’ ▁services ▁and ▁information . ▁ ▁Government ▁schemes ▁to ▁support ▁elder ly ▁in ▁resident ial ▁care ▁ ▁Pil ot ▁Sch eme ▁on ▁Res ident ial ▁Care ▁Service ▁V ouch er ▁for ▁the ▁E lder ly ▁( RC SV ) ▁The ▁scheme , ▁launched ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ims ▁to ▁provide ▁elder ly ▁persons ▁with ▁more ▁options ▁when ▁choosing ▁resident ial ▁care ▁services , ▁such ▁as ▁R CH Es ▁pr ided ▁by ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organis ations ▁( NG Os ) ▁or ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁A do pt ing ▁the ▁“ m oney - follow ing - the - user ” ▁principle , ▁el ig ible ▁participants ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁v ouch er ▁with ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁$ 1 2 , 6 0 9 ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ) ▁to ▁subs id ise ▁their ▁fe es ▁for ▁resident ial ▁services . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁RC SV ▁were ▁issued ▁within ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 2 0