Satisfy the need for “old age care” and support a happy old age

China’s elderly population is huge and growing rapidly, and has entered the threshold of a moderately aging society. By the end of 2023, the elderly population aged 60 and above will reach 297 million, accounting for 21.1%. Faced with such a large elderly population and growing demand for elderly care services, optimizing the supply of basic elderly care services and cultivating community elderly care service institutions are not only the inevitable requirements for coping with population aging and promoting social harmony and stability, but also the due meaning of realizing people’s yearning for a better life. It is related to the happy old age of every elderly person, and it is also related to the long-term stability of the country and the sustainable development of the nation.

In recent years, various places have actively responded to the call of the country, and many highlights have emerged in exploring community elderly care services. For example, some communities rely on community resources to create a comprehensive elderly care service center that integrates day care, cultural entertainment, and rehabilitation care, so that the elderly can enjoy a full range of elderly care services in a familiar environment; some have introduced smart elderly care platforms, and through technical means such as the Internet of Things and big data, provide convenient and efficient health management, life care and other services for the elderly. These practices have not only enriched the elderly care service model, but also enhanced the happiness and sense of gain of the elderly.

However, in the face of the continued deepening of aging and the growing demand for elderly care services, it is still necessary to work harder to cultivate and develop community elderly care service institutions. First, we should increase policy support and provide more preferential tax, land, capital and other policy support for community elderly care service institutions; second, we should strengthen the construction of professional talent teams and cultivate a group of compound talents who understand both elderly care services and management; third, we should promote the integrated development of elderly care services with medical, rehabilitation, education and other industries, and build a comprehensive and multi-level elderly care service system; fourth, we should strengthen supervision and evaluation to ensure the quality and safety of elderly care services, so that the elderly can enjoy their later years with peace of mind, comfort and peace of mind.

In short, optimizing the supply of basic elderly care services and cultivating community elderly care service institutions, this change in the concept of elderly care services is in line with my country’s basic national conditions and conforms to the expectations of the majority of elderly people. Let us work together and continue to explore, and take practical actions to support the happy old age of every elderly person, so that the vision of “old age care” can be realized, and lay a solid foundation for writing a warm answer to Chinese-style elderly care.