Why is Developing Basic Elderly Care Services So Important

2023-06-07

Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Construction of the Basic Elderly Care Service System" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"). The Opinion points out that "basic elderly care services play an important fundamental role in achieving a sense of security for the elderly, and promoting the construction of the basic elderly care service system is an important task in implementing the national strategy of actively responding to population aging and achieving equalization of basic public services." It systematically elaborates on the guiding ideology, main tasks, working principles, key tasks, organizational guarantees, and other contents of basic elderly care services. As the first special guidance document for the construction of China's basic elderly care service system, the "Opinions" focus on implementing the deployment of basic elderly care services in the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the "Opinions on Strengthening the Work of Aging in the New Era", further improving the strategic layout of China's basic elderly care service system construction, fully demonstrating the implementation of the national strategy of actively responding to population aging by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, A firm determination to strengthen the security of elderly care services. Ensure basic livelihood and make society more fair. Elderly care services are divided into basic elderly care services and non basic elderly care services. Non basic elderly care services are usually provided by the market, mainly providing high-quality, personalized, and diversified elderly care services. And basic elderly care services are inclusive, basic, and inclusive, with families, society, the market, and the government being the main providers. The Opinion points out that "basic elderly care services are directly provided by the state or supported by relevant entities to the elderly through certain means, aiming to achieve basic, inclusive, and bottom-up services that are necessary for the elderly to have a place to care for and rely on." Priority should be given to ensuring the rigid service needs of elderly people in economic difficulties such as disability, elderly age, and no one to take care of. This demonstrates to society the basic responsibility of the state in providing basic elderly care services, and promotes the equal supply of basic elderly care services nationwide from an institutional perspective, which is conducive to promoting the sharing of development achievements among the whole population. Layered classification guarantee, making services more precise. The scale of the elderly population in China is huge, and the internal heterogeneity of the elderly population leads to significant differences in demand for elderly care services. Only by stratifying and classifying the service objects can basic elderly care services be provided more targeted and efficient. The Opinion accurately identifies the target audience and service needs in the form of a list, and clarifies 16 basic elderly care service projects in three categories: material assistance, care services, and care services, as well as corresponding service targets and contents. Making basic elderly care services a public product and providing them to all elderly people in a list and standardized manner provides basic guidelines for promoting the construction of basic elderly care service systems in various regions. It also allows the elderly to have a clear understanding of what service guarantees they can receive, which helps to enhance their sense of gain, happiness, and security. Promote the implementation of "finding people for services", making services more convenient and accessible. In recent years, China's welfare policies for the elderly have been continuously improved, and the coverage of social welfare for the elderly has been continuously expanding. However, in the implementation process of some welfare policies, there are problems such as weak service awareness, single service methods, and inconvenient access to benefits for the elderly, resulting in inadequate implementation of some policies and insufficient protection. In order to achieve the full enjoyment of basic elderly care services, the Opinions include social insurance, social assistance, and charitable activities

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