Building an inclusive elderly care system
The National Development and Reform Commission and some other ministries jointly issued a notice recently to address the problems faced in the provision of elderly care services, namely poor coverage, high costs and uneven quality.
Domestic elderly care resources are generally in short supply while in the absence of relevant regulation, the quality of service provided falls short of people's expectation. With affordable and quality home and community care resources being scarce, a significant number of beds in institutional care facilities remain vacant.
The notice aims to resolve these problems by expanding the coverage of inclusive elderly care services through a collaboration mechanism involving the government, enterprises, families and society, besides employing technology to ensure more elderly people benefit from the services.
