Home care services include what

Home care services mainly include the following:

(1) day care, meal assistance, medical assistance, cleanliness, bathing, walking, shopping and other life care services;

(2) health checkups, medical rehabilitation, health care guidance, health education and other medical care services;

(3) caring visits, life accompaniment, emotional relief, hospice care and other spiritual solace

(4) emergency rescue, safety guidance, cultural recreation, sports and fitness, psychological counseling, legal counseling, legal aid and other services.

Home care service refers to a form of service in which the government and social forces, relying on the community, provide the elderly living at home with life care, housekeeping services, rehabilitation care and spiritual comfort.

It is a supplement and update to the traditional family model of elderly care, and is an important element in the development of community services and the establishment of an elderly care system in China.

What is the background of the development of home care service

1, China's population aging national situation is becoming more and more serious. 1999 the end of China's elderly population aged 60 years old or older accounted for more than 10% of the total population, according to the international standards, the age structure of China's population has begun to enter the stage of aging. After entering the new century, China's population ageing has accelerated, and by the end of 2005, there were nearly 144 million elderly people over the age of 60 in China, accounting for 11% of the total population. The surging wave of gray hair on China's old-age welfare cause great pressure, so that has not yet formed a perfect system of China's old-age service is facing a serious challenge and test.

2, the realization of "old age" the reality of choice. China's economy is still in the underdeveloped stage, the government can not get more funds to the comprehensive development of institutional care for the elderly welfare services.

3, the objective demand for elderly services. With the increasing miniaturization of China's families, the gradual weakening of the family pension function, as well as the continuous improvement of people's standard of living, people on the strengthening of the function of the social pension services and the diversification of the form of old-age service put forward new requirements.

The significance of home-based elderly care services

To comprehensively promote home-based elderly care services is an important way out to solve the increasingly acute problems of elderly care services in China and to effectively improve the quality of life of the majority of elderly people; it is a humane choice to carry forward the fine tradition of respecting the elderly and honoring the elderly, and to respect the emotional and psychological needs of the elderly; it is an important initiative to promote family harmony, community harmony and intergenerational harmony, and to promote the construction of a harmonious socialist society; and it is an important initiative to promote family harmony, community harmony and intergenerational harmony. Important measures to promote family harmony, community harmony and intergenerational harmony, and promote the construction of a harmonious socialist society; is also an important way to accelerate the development of the service industry, expand employment channels and promote economic growth.

What are the principles of home care services

1, adhere to the people-oriented. Starting from the actual needs of the elderly, to provide convenient, fast, high-quality, humanized services for the elderly;

2, adhere to rely on the community. At the community level, the general establishment of home care service institutions, places and service teams, the integration of social resources, mobilize the enthusiasm of all parties, *** with the creation of a social environment for the elderly home care services;

3, adhere to the local conditions. Closely integrated with local realities, and local economic and social development level, and community human environment and the needs of the elderly, step by step, and steadily push forward;

4, adhere to the direction of socialization. Adopt a variety of forms, fully mobilize all aspects of society to participate in and support home care services.

Legal basis

The People's Republic of China*** and the State Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly

Article 5 The State establishes a multi-level social security system, and gradually raises the level of protection for the elderly.

The State establishes and improves a social service system for the elderly that is home-based, community-based, and supported by institutions.

Advocating preferential treatment of the elderly by society as a whole.

Article 13: Old-age care for the elderly is based on the home, and family members shall respect, care for and look after the elderly.

Article 37 Local people's governments at all levels and relevant departments shall take measures to develop urban and rural community-based services for the elderly, and to encourage and support professional service institutions and other organizations and individuals to provide the elderly at home with various forms of services such as life care, emergency relief, medical care, spiritual comfort and psychological counseling.

For the elderly who are in financial difficulties, local people's governments at all levels shall gradually subsidize elderly care services.