What is the new mode of providing for the aged in China?

"Combination of medical care and nursing care" is a new mode of providing for the aged in China.

"Combination of medical care and nursing care" refers to the combination of medical resources and old-age resources to maximize the use of social resources. Among them, "medicine" includes medical rehabilitation and health care services, including medical services, health consultation services, health examination services, disease diagnosis and treatment and nursing services, rehabilitation services for serious illnesses and hospice care services; "Support" includes life care services, mental and psychological services and cultural activities services.

Adopting the development mode of "combination of medical care and nursing care", integrating medical care, rehabilitation, health care and old-age care, putting the health care service for the elderly in the first place, combining the functions of old-age care institutions and hospitals, and integrating life care and rehabilitation care.

The Opinions of the State Council on Accelerating the Development of the Aged Care Service released by the State Council on September 6th last year clearly put forward that we should actively promote the combination of health care and aged care services, and explore a new mode of cooperation between medical institutions and aged care institutions.

The mode of combining medical care with nursing care has been implemented in many places, such as adding old-age facilities in hospitals, introducing outpatient services in nursing homes, or building new nursing homes combining medical care with nursing care.

At the beginning, various forms of pilot projects can be carried out from urban community hospitals, and larger hospitals can also explore the establishment of nursing homes around the city. In short, pilot projects should be carried out nationwide as soon as possible to promote the healthy development of nursing homes run by hospitals.