The reporter learned from the fourth quarter regular press conference of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: Recently, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Central Political and Legal Commission, the Central Civilization Office and other 10 departments jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Carrying out Visiting Care Services for the Elderly with Special Difficulties (hereinafter referred to as the Opinions), which aims to address the security risks of home-based elderly care for the elderly with special difficulties, such as living alone, empty nest, staying behind, disability, severe disability, and special family planning families, To better meet the needs of basic elderly care services, institutional arrangements have been made for visiting care services. The Opinions pointed out that the visit and care service is government led, with the participation of the society. Through regular door-to-door visits, telephone and video, we can learn about the living conditions of the elderly with special difficulties at home, urge the supporters and their dependents to perform their obligations of support and support, and provide services such as policy publicity, demand referral and necessary rescue according to actual needs. The Opinions clearly stated that by the end of 2023, a care service mechanism for elderly people with special difficulties should be basically established; By the end of 2024, visiting care services will be generally and effectively carried out; By the end of 2025, the monthly visit rate of the elderly with special difficulties will reach 100%, the disabled elderly can receive effective assistance, and the visit care service mechanism will be more perfect. The Opinions also put forward five key tasks, including establishing a visiting care service mechanism, enriching the visiting care service content, enriching the visiting care service force, improving the quality and efficiency of visiting care service, and doing a good job in emergency handling of visiting care service. (Outlook New Times)