What is the theme of respecting the elderly in 2023?

The theme of 2023 Respect for the Elderly Month is to implement the national strategy of actively responding to the aging population and promote the enjoyment of barrier-free environment.

The activities of "Respect for the Elderly Month" mainly focus on six aspects. First, strengthen the publicity and implementation of the Law on the Construction of Barrier-free Environment in People's Republic of China (PRC), so that * * * can enjoy barrier-free environment. The second is to mobilize all sectors of society to carry out visits, condolences and care. The third is to optimize old-age care services and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly. The fourth is to popularize health knowledge and improve the health level of the elderly. Fifth, enrich cultural and sports activities and promote the social participation of the elderly. Sixth, strengthen publicity and advocacy to create a social atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly.

Respect for the Elderly Month is a national social activity organized by the National Working Committee on Ageing in China, aiming at publicizing the grim situation and coping strategies of population aging in China and enhancing the awareness of aging and respect for the elderly in the whole society. Extensive organization and mobilization of social forces to carry out visits and condolences, voluntary service, preferential treatment for the elderly, culture and sports, publicity for the elderly to do practical things, do good deeds, offer love and other activities.

Activities that can be carried out during the month of respecting the elderly:

1. Carry out a wide range of activities to visit send warm: mobilize all sectors of society to carry out various forms of send warm activities for the elderly, earnestly care about their lives, listen to their voices and help them solve practical difficulties. Efforts will be made to solve the problems of difficulties, disability, disability, "empty nest", lonely elderly and the elderly in disaster areas, and strive to create a good social atmosphere for helping the poor, caring for the elderly and building a harmonious society.

2. Vigorously carry out volunteer service activities for the elderly: regard volunteer service activities for the elderly as an important part of spiritual civilization construction, and combine them with cultivating the spirit of volunteer service and carrying forward the tradition of respecting and helping the elderly. Organize volunteers to go to old-age care institutions and families to provide services such as housekeeping, nursing, nursing, information consultation and psychological consultation.

3. Solidly carry out preferential treatment activities for the elderly: earnestly implement various preferential policies for the elderly and provide quality services for the elderly to travel by car, seek medical treatment and protect their rights. Attach importance to letters and visits from the elderly, seriously organize legal aid for the elderly and policy and legal consultation activities related to the elderly, and strictly guard against and crack down on illegal and criminal acts that infringe on the personal and property safety of the elderly according to law.

4. Actively carry out cultural and sports activities for the elderly: organize and carry out cultural and sports activities for the elderly with rich contents and various forms that are beneficial to health. Actively promote the innovation of cultural and sports activities for the elderly. Relying on cultural venues and mass organizations for the elderly, grassroots cultural and sports activities for the elderly will be carried out in rural areas and communities to continuously enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the elderly.