Contest highlights skills in elder care
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Contest highlights skills in elder care

China Daily  

A caregiver demonstrates her skills in an elderly care contest at the National Vocational Skills Competition for the Civil Affairs Industry in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Wednesday. A national contest highlighting skilled workers in the elder care and funeral sectors kicked off on Wednesday in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, where one in every four permanent residents is aged 60 or above. After seven months of preliminaries, 307 contestants from across the nation gathered this week for the National Vocational Skills Competition for the Civil Affairs Industry. "Hosting this event will help speed up the training of top-notch people in civil affairs, help grow a pool of high-quality talent, and drive the high-quality development of the sector," he said, adding he hoped the competition would encourage more people to pursue careers in such fields.

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A home where love and care are paramount
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A home where love and care are paramount

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The elderly care service center in Shangxi town, Yiwu city, Zhejiang province, pairs up with 102 children in difficult situations to provide companionship and support.On weekends, these children participate in interest group activities together with the elderly. Last month, two days before the Double Ninth Festival, a traditional Chinese occasion honoring senior citizens on the ninth day of the ninth …

China steps up efforts to get seniors involved in grassroots volunteer programs
1 month ago

China steps up efforts to get seniors involved in grassroots volunteer programs

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China has made new progress in optimizing civil services in recent months and is making efforts to let more elderly get involved in social management by encouraging them to join grassroots volunteer programs. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Wednesday that it has stepped up efforts to encourage seniors with better educational backgrounds to join volunteer programs in less-developed …

Redefining elderly care with heart and skill
1 month, 1 week ago

Redefining elderly care with heart and skill

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Top: Shi Yiwen displays her award at the National Women's Home Care Service Professional Skills Competition, held in Hefei, Anhui, from Nov 4 to 6. Above left and right: Shi demonstrates her elderly care skills at the Hubei Women's Home Care Service Professional Skills Competition, held in Wuhan in October. At the National Women's Home Care Service Professional Skills Competition, …

Govts tackling population aging problems one at a time
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govts tackling population aging problems one at a time

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A woman plays the piano in a room of a senior-care apartment in Qujing, Yunnan province, in July. A media report last month said the number of Beijing residents aged 60 or above had reached 4.31 million by the end of last year, making up 30.2 percent of the capital's registered permanent residents. The Chinese tradition of respecting and supporting …

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
2 months ago

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
3 months ago

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 …

Aging population spurs spate of new caring professions
4 months, 1 week ago

Aging population spurs spate of new caring professions

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Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a senior resident getting into a "Bath Express" vehicle with the help of bath assistants in Southwest China's Chongqing, Sept 27, 2022. With the number of elderly people rising, China is witnessing an increase in the number of new professions in the expanding elderly care sector. In Shanghai, which has one of the …

Once wary, student now keen on elderly nursing career
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Once wary, student now keen on elderly nursing career

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Wu Mengxian, 20, has set a clearer path for her future career after winning a gold medal at the Statelevel skills contest. Wu, who is in her second year studying nursing at Shanghai Nanhu Vocational and Technical College, attributed her success at the competition to her studies and said they would pave her career as a nursing assistant for the …

Once wary, student now keen on elderly nursing career
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Once wary, student now keen on elderly nursing career

China Daily  

Wu Mengxian, 20, has set a clearer path for her future career after winning a gold medal at the Statelevel skills contest. Wu, who is in her second year studying nursing at Shanghai Nanhu Vocational and Technical College, attributed her success at the competition to her studies and said they would pave her career as a nursing assistant for the …

Aged people need special care amid pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Aged people need special care amid pandemic

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Medical workers help an elder use QR code for nucleic acid test at a community in Shanghai, April 9, 2022. In China, however, the impact of the pandemic has been disproportionately severe on the elderly people due to the rising aging population in the country. China has about 264 million people aged 60 or above and 191 million aged 65 …

Aged people need special care amid pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Aged people need special care amid pandemic

China Daily  

Medical workers help an elder use QR code for nucleic acid test at a community in Shanghai, April 9, 2022. In China, however, the impact of the pandemic has been disproportionately severe on the elderly people due to the rising aging population in the country. China has about 264 million people aged 60 or above and 191 million aged 65 …

Emerging professions mirror new demands of Chinese people
4 years, 2 months ago

Emerging professions mirror new demands of Chinese people

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A livestream host introduces a chicken farm in Danfeng county, Shaanxi province, last month. The 20-year-old working in Zhuzhou, Central China's Hunan province, is a popular online marketer, a new profession capitalizing on the interactivity of the internet in promoting products. "We sign long-term contracts to guarantee fixed incomes for the livestreamers who, after the expiration of the contracts, can …

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