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Elderly home's elegant name

Anciently known as Shou Lao Tang, An Lao Fang, She Yi, etc..

According to the query Baidu posting, the ancient elegant name of the nursing home is Shou Lao Tang, An Lao Fang, social well-being, etc., depending on the place there are also different names. In ancient times, Mencius had said "five acres of the house. Beyond the walls of the trees are all sang ai carry on. Chicken, pig, dog and swine do not lose their time, the old man is not negative to wear also", the image depicts the warm picture of rural support for the elderly. It can be seen that there is an ancient tradition of old age care in China.

Nursing homes, also known as geracomiums, are non-profit organizations that provide services for the elderly, and in Western countries they are usually run by local governments or charities in cooperation with corporations, and are able to take in elderly people with a variety of needs. China's geracomiums were developed on the basis of the Five Guarantees in rural areas.