'Medical companion' services on the rise
China DailyAt 9 am on a Wednesday, Zhang Juan arrived at a crowded hospital in Beijing and met with her client — an 86-year-old man accompanied by his 62-year-old daughter. The work of Zhang, a "medical companion", was to run errands for, and help take care of the man while he was in the hospital. But their spouses and the children accompanying them are also often at an older age, Zhang said, adding that these people may need others' help to navigate through the sometimes tedious medical process. Shanghai Open University, for example, first opened its training courses for medical companions for elderly care service in September last year, and launched another round of training in April this year. In July, the city's elderly care service industry association issued regulations for the service provided by medical companions and requirements for their skills, according to reports.
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