Emergency response system eases fears of elderly in Shanghai
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Emergency response system eases fears of elderly in Shanghai

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A worker serves a senior customer at a community canteen in Gongzhuling city, Jilin province, on Nov 22. ZHANG NAN/XINHUA A 24-hour emergency response system has allowed 91-year-old Chen to feel safe anytime of the day despite living alone in Shanghai. Integrated in-home and community care is likely to be the dominant model elderly people in China will choose for their golden years over the next one to two decades, said Lei Xiaoyan, a professor of economics at Peking University's National School of Development, citing both demand and financial realities. In the early morning light, 87-year-old Zhang Ling recently made her way to her community's elderly care center in Huichun, Jilin province, for a rejuvenating massage. Last year alone, provincial authorities invested 100 million yuan to establish 102 elderly care centers and 100 dining halls at communities across Jilin.

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Care centers improve elderly life quality
1 month, 1 week ago

Care centers improve elderly life quality

China Daily  

Li Ailing presents one half of a traditional couplet to a resident at the Xingfuhui community care center in Jinyuan district of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, before this year's Spring Festival. "I am willing to dedicate the rest of my life to understanding every elderly person and to understanding our own aging selves," said Li, director and founder of Xingfuhui community …

Care centers improve elderly life quality
1 month, 1 week ago

Care centers improve elderly life quality

China Daily  

Li Ailing presents one half of a traditional couplet to a resident at the Xingfuhui community care center in Jinyuan district of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, before this year's Spring Festival. "I am willing to dedicate the rest of my life to understanding every elderly person and to understanding our own aging selves," said Li, director and founder of Xingfuhui community …

Care centers improve elderly life quality
1 month, 1 week ago

Care centers improve elderly life quality

China Daily  

Li Ailing presents one half of a traditional couplet to a resident at the Xingfuhui community care center in Jinyuan district of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, before this year's Spring Festival. "I am willing to dedicate the rest of my life to understanding every elderly person and to understanding our own aging selves," said Li, director and founder of Xingfuhui community …

Care centers improve elderly life quality
1 month, 1 week ago

Care centers improve elderly life quality

China Daily  

Senior residents display the Chinese character "fu" written on red paper at the center in Jinyuan district before Spring Festival. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY At Xingfuhui centers, every detail reflects care for the elderly. During this year's Chinese New Year celebrations, Xingfuhui's center in the Xincheng community in Taiyuan's Jinyuan district hosted a Spring Festival garden party and offered round-the-clock care …

Tech gains in Shanxi set pace for steady future
2 months ago

Tech gains in Shanxi set pace for steady future

China Daily  

Women in Taiyuan socialize at a community elder care center. In 2024, Shanxi made progress in child and elder care, assistance to the disabled and employment drives, according to the government work report. Fu Lijing, a deputy to this session of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress, and a worker from a steel company in Yuncheng city, said she is proud …

Shanghai ramps up elderly care amid aging population
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai ramps up elderly care amid aging population

China Daily  

Shanghai is going all out to build a high-quality elderly care system and improve services to ensure its senior residents can live happily and healthily, said Jiang Rui, head of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs, at a news conference on Friday. Beyond expanding capacity, Shanghai aims to comprehensively improve elderly care quality and functions, said Jiang. Shanghai is also …

Shanghai ramps up elderly care amid aging population
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai ramps up elderly care amid aging population

China Daily  

Shanghai is going all out to build a high-quality elderly care system and improve services to ensure its senior residents can live happily and healthily, said Jiang Rui, head of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs, at a news conference on Friday. Beyond expanding capacity, Shanghai aims to comprehensively improve elderly care quality and functions, said Jiang. Shanghai is also …

China to optimize elderly quality of life
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China to optimize elderly quality of life

China Daily  

A nurse teaches seniors to exercise their hands at the Elderly Care Service Center of Hualongqiao Community Health Center in Yuzhong district, Chongqing, on Nov 5, 2024. Under the guidelines, a more reasonable and comprehensive elderly care service network will be established with joint efforts from families, residential communities and professional elderly service companies. Supervision over elderly care service companies …

Authorities need to do more to make elderly people's life convenient
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Authorities need to do more to make elderly people's life convenient

China Daily  

The number of elderly people living alone in China has increased significantly since 2010, according to the results of a survey released recently. While China is progressing fast toward digitalization, many elderly people face embarrassment for not being able to catch up with the trend. Many hospitals in China are going paperless, though elderly people like me feel uncomfortable when …

Authorities need to do more to make elderly people's life convenient
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Authorities need to do more to make elderly people's life convenient

China Daily  

The number of elderly people living alone in China has increased significantly since 2010, according to the results of a survey released recently. While China is progressing fast toward digitalization, many elderly people face embarrassment for not being able to catch up with the trend. Many hospitals in China are going paperless, though elderly people like me feel uncomfortable when …

Authorities need to do more to make elderly people's life convenient
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Authorities need to do more to make elderly people's life convenient

China Daily  

The number of elderly people living alone in China has increased significantly since 2010, according to the results of a survey released recently. While China is progressing fast toward digitalization, many elderly people face embarrassment for not being able to catch up with the trend. Many hospitals in China are going paperless, though elderly people like me feel uncomfortable when …

Authorities need to do more to make elderly people's life convenient
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Authorities need to do more to make elderly people's life convenient

China Daily  

The number of elderly people living alone in China has increased significantly since 2010, according to the results of a survey released recently. While China is progressing fast toward digitalization, many elderly people face embarrassment for not being able to catch up with the trend. Many hospitals in China are going paperless, though elderly people like me feel uncomfortable when …

Emergency response system eases fears of elderly in Shanghai
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Emergency response system eases fears of elderly in Shanghai

China Daily  

A worker serves a senior customer at a community canteen in Gongzhuling city, Jilin province, on Nov 22. ZHANG NAN/XINHUA A 24-hour emergency response system has allowed 91-year-old Chen to feel safe anytime of the day despite living alone in Shanghai. Integrated in-home and community care is likely to be the dominant model elderly people in China will choose for …

China's ageing population fuels 'silver economy' boom, but profits can prove elusive
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4 months ago

China's ageing population fuels 'silver economy' boom, but profits can prove elusive

New Indian Express  

HONG KONG: Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms of the African drum she plays there in a classroom filled with fellow retirees whose hands move in unison, every beat lifting her spirits. “To love ourselves.” Many older Chinese are looking beyond traditional nursing homes, afraid of abandonment …

Zhangjiagang's thoughtful services ensure worry-free retirement
4 months, 1 week ago

Zhangjiagang's thoughtful services ensure worry-free retirement

China Daily  

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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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population

China Daily  

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
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population

China Daily  

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
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Canteens for seniors feed demands of aging population

China Daily  

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
5 months, 1 week ago

Officials strive for quality elder care

China Daily  

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
5 months, 1 week ago

Officials strive for quality elder care

China Daily  

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 …

Shanghai Parents Seek Extended Hours for Government-Run Child Care Facilities
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai Parents Seek Extended Hours for Government-Run Child Care Facilities

China Daily  

Parents in Shanghai seek more government-run child care centers to address the shortage of such facilities in their area. The city currently has more than 260 government-run child care facilities, but many parents say they are not enough, especially in areas with high population density. The current facilities are often only open for two hours on weekdays and are not …

China works to provide quality elderly care services: officials
6 months, 1 week ago

China works to provide quality elderly care services: officials

China Daily  

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
7 months ago

Chinese premier urges high-quality development of elderly care services

China Daily  

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
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China improves health services for elderly unable to care for themselves

China Daily  

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
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Aging population spurs spate of new caring professions

China Daily  

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 …

Guideline promotes rural elderly care
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Guideline promotes rural elderly care

China Daily  

Role of villages Liu Nina, an associate professor at North China Electric Power University, said one of the highlights of the guideline is its recommendation of village-based entities such as mutual-support stations and happiness homes. According to media reports, more than 1,000 "rural mutual support elderly care stations" have been established in Jiangsu province, and Shandong province has set up …

Jinyun introduces innovative elderly care model
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Jinyun introduces innovative elderly care model

China Daily  

A youth plays chess with an elderly resident at a nursing home in Jinyun county, Lishui, Zhejiang province. Jinyun county in Lishui, Zhejiang province has launched a pioneering elderly care initiative that integrates youth housing with volunteer services. Completing 10 hours of volunteer service per month earns a 200-yuan rent reduction, 20 hours result in a 500-yuan reduction, and 30 …

China's elderly care industry faces promising future and challenges
10 months ago

China's elderly care industry faces promising future and challenges

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY China's elderly care industry holds great promise, but its challenges can't be overlooked, experts from aging research institutions and elderly care providers said in Beijing on Friday. Aging and elderly care services are gaining increasing attention in China, but many companies are struggling to survive and find it difficult to be profitable, said Li Jia, deputy head …

Qingdao to optimize elderly care services
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Qingdao to optimize elderly care services

China Daily  

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 …

Young lodgers bring joy to elderly nursing home residents' lives
1 year, 2 months ago

Young lodgers bring joy to elderly nursing home residents' lives

China Daily  

A volunteer teaches a senior to use the smartphone at the Xiyangfu Nursing Home in Jilin city, Jilin province. After his final exam on Jan 11, Wang Yatao immediately moved into the Xiyangfu Nursing Home in Jilin city, Jilin province, becoming a special lodger among the group of seniors. "In the video, the owner of the nursing home was recruiting …

Young lodgers bring joy to elderly nursing home residents' lives
1 year, 2 months ago

Young lodgers bring joy to elderly nursing home residents' lives

China Daily  

A volunteer teaches a senior to use the smartphone at the Xiyangfu Nursing Home in Jilin city, Jilin province. After his final exam on Jan 11, Wang Yatao immediately moved into the Xiyangfu Nursing Home in Jilin city, Jilin province, becoming a special lodger among the group of seniors. "In the video, the owner of the nursing home was recruiting …

40 percent more elderly covered by public healthcare services
1 year, 5 months ago

40 percent more elderly covered by public healthcare services

China Daily  

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, 10 months ago

Elderly cared for by Shandong canteen

China Daily  

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, 10 months ago

Elderly cared for by Shandong canteen

China Daily  

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, 10 months ago

Elderly cared for by Shandong canteen

China Daily  

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 …

China Asks Citizens Not To Go Home To Visit Elderly Relatives During New Year Holidays Amid Covid Surge: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

China Asks Citizens Not To Go Home To Visit Elderly Relatives During New Year Holidays Amid Covid Surge: Report

ABP News  

People in China have been urged not to visit their elderly relatives during the lunar new year break because Covid is spreading swiftly through cities, regional districts, and rural communities, The Guardian reported. Prof Guo Jianwen, a member of the state council's pandemic prevention team, advised people not to "go home to visit them" if their elderly relatives were not …

Life made easier for frail seniors
2 years, 4 months ago

Life made easier for frail seniors

China Daily  

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 …

Binzhou builds community centers to provide care for elderly
2 years, 6 months ago

Binzhou builds community centers to provide care for elderly

China Daily  

In recent years, Huimin county in Binzhou city, Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to care for elderly residents and improve old-age assistance services. Canteens where older people can enjoy affordable meals in a clean environment have also been built, which provide diversified meal services for the elderly in rural areas. Elderly residents eat at a canteen in Zaohuli …

China's oldest person dies at 135
3 years, 3 months ago

China's oldest person dies at 135

India TV News  

Highlights Alimihan Seyiti, the oldest person in China, has passed away at the age of 135. Alimihan Seyiti, the oldest person in China, has passed away at the age of 135 in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Saturday. In 2013, she topped the list of the country's oldest living persons issued by the China Association of …

Retired doctor, 88, offers free medical service in her E China neighborhood
3 years, 5 months ago

Retired doctor, 88, offers free medical service in her E China neighborhood

China Daily  

Lyu Yun'e, 88, a veteran and doctor, has volunteered by offering medical service to the neighborhood in her community in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian province, free of charge, for the last 27 years. After retirement in the 1990s, she volunteered to offer medical services in the neighborhood in her community in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian province, free of charge. Though …

Government pledges to expand elder services
3 years, 6 months ago

Government pledges to expand elder services

China Daily  

The central government has earmarked 27.1 billion yuan to develop senior care facilities and services between 2012 and last year, the Minister of Civil Affairs Li Jiheng said on Friday. However, increased migration – one in every four Chinese were classified as migrants, census data showed – means large number of seniors are "empty-nesters" living away from their adult children. …

Shandong strives to ease life for seniors
3 years, 8 months ago

Shandong strives to ease life for seniors

China Daily  

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 …

Life expectancy of Shanghai residents grows
4 years, 1 month ago

Life expectancy of Shanghai residents grows

China Daily  

Elderly residents take part in an art class at the day-care center in a citizen service station in Jiaxing sub-district, Shanghai's Hongkou district. Based on statistics released by the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission on Thursday, the infant mortality rate was 2.66 deaths per thousand live births and the maternal mortality rate was 3.66 per 100,000 last year. Fifty internet hospitals …

Tai'an makes strides in improving quality of life for residents
4 years, 3 months ago

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

China Daily  

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 …

Shinan announces plans for livelihood-related projects
5 years, 2 months ago

Shinan announces plans for livelihood-related projects

China Daily  

Shinan district in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province announced 10 livelihood-related projects in 2020 on Jan 14, involving employment, housing, education, social security, senior care, and infrastructure. Around 50,000 job opportunities are expected to be created and the district also plans to support about 1,550 entrepreneurs who want to start businesses. The standard of the urban minimum living guarantee will …

Respite centers sharing the load[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 9 months ago

Respite centers sharing the load[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Elderly residents enjoy an afternoon playing with puzzles at the Jiangjiaqiao respite care center in Hongkou district, Shanghai. "Many of the homes are fully booked due to the sheer weight of demand," said Zhang Haixiang, deputy director of civil affairs for Jing'an, the city district with the highest percentage of senior residents. "I like the description that the local government …

Life expectancy in Shanghai tops 83 years
8 years ago

Life expectancy in Shanghai tops 83 years

China Daily  

The average life expectancy in Shanghai reached more than 83 years in 2016, far higher than the national average of 76.3 in 2015 and close to the world's highest of 83.7 in Japan and 83.4 in Switzerland. Public health standards in the city have been maintained at the advanced level of developed countries and regions for 13 consecutive years, the …

Life expectancy in Shanghai tops 83 years
8 years ago

Life expectancy in Shanghai tops 83 years

China Daily  

The average life expectancy in Shanghai reached more than 83 years in 2016, far higher than the national average of 76.3 in 2015 and close to the world's highest of 83.7 in Japan and 83.4 in Switzerland. Public health standards in the city have been maintained at the advanced level of developed countries and regions for 13 consecutive years, the …

Offering seniors a helping hand at home[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 4 months ago

Offering seniors a helping hand at home[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A caregiver employed by Xiaobo Homecare helps an 86-year-old Shanghai resident to sit stably on sofa. China's rapidly aging population is prompting a surge in the number of companies providing professional care for elderly people. Last month, when Chang Fei hired a professional caregiver to assist her 86-year-old mother who had been hospitalized after a stroke, the Shanghai resident quickly …

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