Retired nurse in her 90s leads volunteer service

On a chilly, damp morning last weekend, Zhang Jinyuan, the former head of the nursing department at Nanchang First Hospital in Jiangxi province and two medical staff members gave a lecture to five volunteers being trained to provide community service.

After half an hour of instruction, Zhang and the volunteers headed out to provide health monitoring and nursing guidance to two elderly people. One was a 91-year-old suffering from Alzheimer's and diabetes, and the other was a 72-year-old with limited mobility, low vision and a history of strokes.

Wearing a nurse's cap, Zhang leads the team as they provide volunteer services every Saturday, offering vulnerable groups free nursing services and health consultations.