Waiting times for subsidised care homes
SWD's Central Waiting List figures as at 2026-09-30. SWD publishes territory-wide figures only, not by district or home; the average wait is the average number of months from waitlisting to admission for normal cases admitted in the past three months.
C&A, subvented / contract
23 months
last month 21
C&A, EBPS homes
6 months
last month 6
C&A overall
12 months
last month 12
Nursing home places
8 months
last month 8
People waiting
17,412 for care-and-attention places (-44) and 1,740 for nursing home places (-51), 19,152 in all. Another 38,910 applications are "inactive" (for example, using community care instead).
Latest application dates offered a place
For reference only; applies only to cases with no district, region or home preference.
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| C&A, subvented / contract | 4/2026 | 9/2025 |
| EBPS | 9/2026 | 8/2026 |
| Nursing home | 7/2026 | 6/2026 |
Month by month
| As at | Waiting | Subvented (m) | EBPS (m) | Nursing (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 19,152 | 23 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026-08-31 | 19,247 | 21 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026-07-31 | 19,196 | 20 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026-06-30 | 18,917 | 20 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026-05-31 | 18,606 | 21 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026-04-30 | 18,338 | 22 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026-03-31 | 18,323 | 22 | 6 | 10 |
| 2026-02-28 | 17,898 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2026-01-31 | 17,894 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2025-12-31 | 17,664 | 21 | 6 | |
| 2025-11-30 | 17,594 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2025-10-31 | 17,619 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2025-09-30 | 17,415 | 20 | 5 | |
| 2025-08-31 | 17,228 | 20 | 5 |
How the waiting list works · SWD: assessment and waiting list ↗
Source: Social Welfare Department monthly long term care statistics (reproduced for non-commercial use with acknowledgement).
Data updated 19 Oct 2026