What causes the differences between Chinese and American ways of providing for the aged?

Due to the differences in history and culture, customs, living conditions and religious beliefs, there are huge differences between Chinese and American cultures, and such cultural differences often affect not only the lives of young people, but also the lifestyles and pursuits of the elderly. Then let's take a look at the differences in the lives of the elderly between China and the United States.

China's elderly Otawa's children live together, and many parents in China are willing to sacrifice everything for their children, so they hope their children will be filial to themselves when they grow up. Therefore, it is common for the elderly to live with their children, help them with housework and take care of them.

Americans, on the other hand, believe that raising children is a social responsibility, not "self-sacrifice"; Children's reward is not to feed their parents back, but to make themselves successful.

Looking at the life of the elderly in China, it is definitely a major feature to love to get together, which also shows from another angle that they have developed the habit of living in groups for decades. It seems that being stuck in a group will make them feel more secure and self-identified, which may be the biggest difference from the elderly in the United States.

Old people all over the world may have the same fear, that is loneliness. The fear of the elderly in China may be even greater, because most elderly people in China have never experienced job-hopping in their careers, and work is also the most important content in their lives. Once they retire, they lose their main purpose in life.

In recent years, the question of whether the elderly should go to nursing homes has been discussed. The tradition of China people has always been to support their children and provide for the elderly. This means not only material things, but also spiritual things. In the words of ordinary people, the filial piety of children is the happiness of the elderly. In China, sending elderly parents to nursing homes is a serious violation for many children. Even if you have to send it, your heart will be very entangled.

In some European and American countries, people in their forties and fifties began to consider going to nursing homes. For them, this is not a terrible place.

America is one of the most developed countries in the world. It entered an aging society earlier and the pension system was mature. Americans advocate freedom and rarely rely on their children to provide for the elderly. The development of China's old-age care industry is immature, and people generally have traditional old-age care concepts, which leads to the low quality of life of the elderly in China.

In the United States, the concept of "health management" is deeply rooted in people's hearts. From prevention, treatment to rehabilitation, every stage has continuous control, so that elders can get healthy maintenance from nutrition, exercise, environment and psychology. In China, the elderly have no habit of regular physical examination, and only go to the hospital when they are sick. For a long time, there is no institution to provide them with comprehensive guidance, and the risk of illness is greatly increased.

In addition to a relatively sound pension and medical security system, the United States has a more positive attitude towards pension issues than China. Most industries in the United States do not stipulate retirement age, and quite a few will choose professional pension institutions, so their later life is more free and easy; However, the elderly in China pay attention to the family atmosphere. After retirement, I am still busy with my family and children and rarely live for myself.

In recent years, with the acceleration of China's aging society, many old-age care institutions have begun to absorb advanced old-age care concepts from foreign developed countries and combine them with China's actual situation. With the maturity of Sino-US joint-venture pension institutions in China, the elderly in China will no longer expect the happy life of the American elderly.