Cultural differences between the elderly in China and those in Europe and America.

Cultural differences between the elderly in China and those in Europe and America: different ways of providing for the aged, different economic security, different family traditional cultural backgrounds and different concepts of healthy providing for the aged.

In foreign countries, the elderly generally prefer to live independently and take care of themselves, while in China, the elderly prefer to live with their children and take care of each other. This difference mainly stems from different cultural backgrounds and social environments.

After retirement, the elderly need to ensure the financial resources to maintain their basic livelihood. In western countries, the pension and old-age security system is very perfect, and the elderly can get a stable pension or get some economic support through personal savings and investment, thus achieving economic independence. In addition, after years of work and savings, the assets of the elderly will be relatively rich, which can be used to pay their own pension expenses.

The traditional family culture in China pays attention to family responsibility and filial piety. Therefore, the elderly will give priority to the feelings and needs of their children and families when providing for the elderly. According to China's traditional concept, children have the obligation to take care of their elderly parents, while the elderly should take part in the life of caring for their grandchildren and their families and share the joy of growing up together.

In China, the elderly pay more attention to TCM health preservation, pay attention to the homology of medicine and food in diet, and pay attention to a balanced diet. Usually, I will run on time and play Tai Chi to maintain my health and self-cultivation.

The present situation of Chinese-style pension

At present, Chinese-style pension faces some difficulties. First of all, the old-age security system is not perfect, and many elderly people face the problem of sharp decline in income after retirement. Secondly, the problems of imbalance between supply and demand, shortage of service facilities, poor service quality and high service price are prominent. Finally, the health problems of the elderly are outstanding. Due to the imperfect medical security system, insufficient medical resources and poor service quality, many elderly people face many difficulties in seeing a doctor.

With the deepening of aging, the demand for old-age services is increasing. However, due to the shortage of service facilities, poor service quality and high service price, it is difficult for many elderly people to obtain high-quality and reliable old-age services. According to the report on the development of the cause for the aged in China (20 17), by the end of 20 16, there were 45,000 institutions for the aged and 7.3 million beds for the aged in * * * nationwide.

However, these old-age care institutions generally have problems such as low service quality and high service price, which makes it difficult for many elderly people to enjoy high-quality old-age care services.