How to develop the cause of old-age care

The cause of elderly care should be vigorously developed and more integrated development

The author learned from the National Conference of Directors of the Office of the Elderly held in Beijing on July 21 that the number of beds in elderly care institutions across the country has reached 4,937,000, with an average of 24.4 beds per 1,000 elderly people.

Currently, China's elderly population over the age of 60 has exceeded 200 million, reaching 205.7 million. According to the standards set by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the ratio of elderly population and beds should reach 3%, that is to say, the total number of elderly beds in the country should reach more than 6.17 million, however, the actual only 4.937 million, and the gap between the standard requirements is still very large. In addition, according to the international standard of the ratio of elderly population and beds? 5 beds for 100 elderly people? Calculations, China's elderly beds should reach 10.285 million, a gap of up to 5 million.

There are three ways for Chinese people to age? good prescription? : First, family old-age care, which is the main way of Chinese people's old-age; second is to push the home old-age care, which is the traditional family old-age care model of complementary and renewal, refers to the family as the core, the community as the basis, relying on professional services, to live at home for the elderly to provide to solve the difficulties of daily life as the main content of the socialized services; third is to go into the nursing home old-age homes old-age care.

With the accelerating aging of the population, it is impossible to rely only on government investment in elderly services, but also requires the participation of society as a whole. It is based on this reality, the state encourages social forces to participate in social services for the elderly. Social forces to participate in social services for the elderly certainly have professional advantages, but it also has profit-seeking instincts and rights. Government-led, social participation? Only then can we effectively promote the healthy and orderly development of the elderly care business. The government should assume its due responsibility, introduce preferential policies to support social forces to establish elderly institutions, and financial tilt to public and private homes for the elderly. In addition, for the elderly suffering from chronic and serious illnesses, it is necessary to raise the rate of reimbursement of their medical expenses and include them in the free medical system as far as possible.

Of course, while increasing the number of beds for the elderly, we should also do a scientific layout of the elderly institutions, so that the elderly beds are put to good use. In many cities, especially big cities, the number of nursing institutions and beds in the urban area is very small, the elderly to move in very difficult, often hundreds of thousands of people in the back of the queue waiting to move in, waiting for as long as a few months to a few years; and in the far suburbs of the county, nursing home beds are relatively loose, bed vacancy rate is high. Therefore, the development of the elderly cause not only to mobilize all the forces, but also co-ordination, scientific development, so that where there is a need where there is supply, where there is a nursing home where there are elderly people to stay.

In short, not only to mobilize all forces to vigorously develop the cause of the elderly, but also to achieve integrated development. The government, society and family members should pay enough attention to the physical and mental health of the elderly, and care for their bodies and lives in all aspects, so that the elderly can have a sense of nourishment, enjoyment and fulfillment in their old age. (Xie Qingfu)