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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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