Qingdao to optimize elderly care services
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Qingdao to optimize elderly care services

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People dine in a community canteen in Qingdao in East China's Shandong province. The proportion of elderly among the general population reached 23 percent, creating high demand for elderly care services. At the end of last December, the local government issued guidelines for promoting the introduction of basic elderly care services, and supporting policies on further promoting home-based aging-friendly renovations for the elderly were recently introduced as well. To develop the basic elderly care service system, Qingdao has established a comprehensive list of basic elderly care services, formulated and released a list of basic elderly care services in Qingdao, which includes three major categories and a total of 37 service items. Qingdao has also implemented policies such as entry incentives and job subsidies for elderly care service personnel, provides incentives and commendations according to regulations, and is focusing on cultivating a large and highly professional team of elderly care service talent.

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Taking aim at citizens' health and happiness
6 days, 13 hours ago

Taking aim at citizens' health and happiness

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In an ongoing effort to improve the health of its citizenry, Qingdao is focusing on resolving pressing medical issues and enhancing residents' sense of happiness and security. By the end of 2023, Qingdao had a total of 8,980 medical and health institutions at all levels, with 69,611 beds, 124,019 personnel, outpatient services for 102 million visits per year, inpatient services …

Taking aim at citizens' health and happiness
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Taking aim at citizens' health and happiness

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In an ongoing effort to improve the health of its citizenry, Qingdao is focusing on resolving pressing medical issues and enhancing residents' sense of happiness and security. By the end of 2023, Qingdao had a total of 8,980 medical and health institutions at all levels, with 69,611 beds, 124,019 personnel, outpatient services for 102 million visits per year, inpatient services …

Zhangjiagang's thoughtful services ensure worry-free retirement
1 month ago

Zhangjiagang's thoughtful services ensure worry-free retirement

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In recent years, Zhangjiagang has been advancing the construction of its elderly care service system, striving to improve service quality to meet the diverse needs of its elderly population. To accommodate them, the city has established 41 elderly care institutions, 264 home-based care service centers, and 49 seniors' canteens, effectively forming a "15-minute elderly care service circle". The city boasts …

Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population

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A canteen worker provides details about the menu to an elderly man at a community service center in Nantong, Jiangsu province, on Aug 22. XU HUI/FOR CHINA DAILY Aging gracefully Almost one-quarter, or 22.1 percent, of elderly people require meal assistance services, making such services a critical aspect of home-based care, according to a Ministry of Civil Affairs survey. Southwest …

Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population
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Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population

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A canteen worker provides details about the menu to an elderly man at a community service center in Nantong, Jiangsu province, on Aug 22. XU HUI/FOR CHINA DAILY Aging gracefully Almost one-quarter, or 22.1 percent, of elderly people require meal assistance services, making such services a critical aspect of home-based care, according to a Ministry of Civil Affairs survey. Southwest …

Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population

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A canteen worker provides details about the menu to an elderly man at a community service center in Nantong, Jiangsu province, on Aug 22. XU HUI/FOR CHINA DAILY Aging gracefully Almost one-quarter, or 22.1 percent, of elderly people require meal assistance services, making such services a critical aspect of home-based care, according to a Ministry of Civil Affairs survey. Southwest …

Officials strive for quality elder care
2 months ago

Officials strive for quality elder care

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An undated photo shows an elderly woman dining at a nursing home in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Li Yongxin, deputy director of the elder care service department at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said during a news conference that the number of elderly care facilities in China had surged to around 410,000 by June, with 369,000 of them community-based. …

Officials strive for quality elder care
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Officials strive for quality elder care

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By LI LEI | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-22 10:02 An undated photo shows an elderly woman dining at a nursing home in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Li Yongxin, deputy director of the elder care service department at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said during a news conference that the number of elderly care facilities in China had surged …

China works to provide quality elderly care services: officials
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China works to provide quality elderly care services: officials

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Senior residents of the Shenzhen Elderly Care Nursing Home use the interactive rehabilitation training system to exercise. China will build an elderly-friendly society by improving its social security system, elderly care services and health supports, Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan has said, noting that an elderly care services system with distinctive Chinese features is expected to become well-developed and …

Chinese premier urges high-quality development of elderly care services
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Chinese premier urges high-quality development of elderly care services

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang presides over a study session held by the State Council in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 26, 2024. Li emphasized the need to actively respond to population aging and promote the high-quality development of elderly care services. BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday emphasized the need to actively respond to population aging and promote …

China improves health services for elderly unable to care for themselves
4 months, 1 week ago

China improves health services for elderly unable to care for themselves

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BEIJING -- China's National Health Commission and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine have decided to launch a campaign for 2024-2027, aiming to improve necessary medical and health services for the elderly who are unable to take care of themselves. A circular has been issued requiring eligible medical and health institutions, principally grassroots institutions, as well as nurseries and …

Aging population spurs spate of new caring professions
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Aging population spurs spate of new caring professions

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Shandong to ramp up support for elderly-friendly communities
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Shandong to ramp up support for elderly-friendly communities

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Shandong province has recently released comprehensive guidelines to foster elderly-friendly communities across the province. The guideline sets ambitious goals, aiming to create 300 national model elderly-friendly communities by 2025 and achieve full coverage of elderly-friendly communities by 2035. They also encourage professional elderly care institutions to extend their services to homes and communities. Furthermore, the guidelines emphasize the importance of …

China's elderly care industry faces promising future and challenges
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China's elderly care industry faces promising future and challenges

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Qingdao to boost service industry with increased efforts
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Qingdao to boost service industry with increased efforts

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A conference on promoting the high-quality development of the service industry was held on Feb 20 in Qingdao, Shandong province. According to the conference, eyeing the development of the modern service industry, Qingdao will focus on key sectors such as modern finance, modern logistics, technology services, software and information services, and cultural tourism, continuously strengthening these areas. Ten new policies …

Community health centers provide convenient care for elderly
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Community health centers provide convenient care for elderly

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With respiratory diseases on the rise in China during winter, a key issue for primary-level communities to address was how to make it more convenient for the more vulnerable and elderly to receive treatment. Data from the National Health Commission showed that in the first half of 2023, the country's basic health services benefited 89.88 million elderly people aged 65 …

Community health centers provide convenient care for elderly
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Community health centers provide convenient care for elderly

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With respiratory diseases on the rise in China during winter, a key issue for primary-level communities to address was how to make it more convenient for the more vulnerable and elderly to receive treatment. Data from the National Health Commission showed that in the first half of 2023, the country's basic health services benefited 89.88 million elderly people aged 65 …

40 percent more elderly covered by public healthcare services
1 year, 1 month ago

40 percent more elderly covered by public healthcare services

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China has channeled a tremendous amount of resources into improving grassroots healthcare infrastructure and nurturing related talent, and has made continuous efforts to promote the high-quality formation of families by strengthening healthcare for women and children, officials said in Beijing on Wednesday. "We've also pushed forward with family doctor services for average people, especially those key groups such as the …

Elderly cared for by Shandong canteen
1 year, 7 months ago

Elderly cared for by Shandong canteen

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At noon on Wednesday, some elderly people gathered in a canteen for lunch at Nanliuzhuang village of Zhongzhuang town in Yiyuan county of Zibo, Shandong province. In the county's other village--Jijiayu village of Lucun town -- there is also such a canteen where more than 100 elderly people have lunch every day. Elderly people have lunch in a canteen at …

Elderly cared for by Shandong canteen
1 year, 7 months ago

Elderly cared for by Shandong canteen

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At noon on Wednesday, some elderly people gathered in a canteen for lunch at Nanliuzhuang village of Zhongzhuang town in Yiyuan county of Zibo, Shandong province. In the county's other village--Jijiayu village of Lucun town -- there is also such a canteen where more than 100 elderly people have lunch every day. Elderly people have lunch in a canteen at …

Life made easier for frail seniors
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Life made easier for frail seniors

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Rising population Chang Hao, a care manager or "nursing housekeeper", accompanies 92-year-old Mu Kunlai to a pre-surgery checkup at the hospital in preparation for eye surgery in Beijing, Sept 28, 2022. To address the aging population, the State Council has released a development plan for China's elderly care services during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The plan specifies major goals …

Shinan continues to improve medical services over past decade
2 years, 2 months ago

Shinan continues to improve medical services over past decade

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The community health service center on Fuqing Road in the Jinmenlu sub-district of Qingdao's Shinan district reopens after being renovated. Shinan district in Qingdao has made unremitting efforts to improve medical services in the district and strictly implemented medical reforms during the past 10 years, local media reported. Over the past decade, the district's medical resources have been significantly expanded, …

Shandong strives to ease life for seniors
3 years, 5 months ago

Shandong strives to ease life for seniors

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As the province with the highest number of people aged 60 and older, Shandong has developed a series of supportive services to make life for older adults easier and more convenient. The health code verification system jointly developed by Jinan airport, the city's health commission and big data bureau is able to read health codes automatically after passengers swipe their …

Tai'an makes strides in improving quality of life for residents
4 years ago

Tai'an makes strides in improving quality of life for residents

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The city of Tai'an in East China's Shandong province has made significant progress in improving the quality of life of its residents during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, local authorities reported. The subsistence allowances for urban and rural residents increased by 44.2 percent and 92.4 percent per person per month, respectively, and a temporary assistance system has been established with …

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