Population aging is the basic national condition of China for a long time in the future. Effective population aging is related to the overall situation of national development, the well-being of hundreds of millions of people, social harmony and stability, and is of great significance to building a socialist modern country in an all-round way. Recently, the opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on strengthening the work on aging in the new era (hereinafter referred to as the opinions) were printed and distributed. The opinions made it clear to promote the overall development of elderly care services, health services, social security, social participation and rights and interests protection for the elderly, promote the high-quality development of the cause of aging, and embark on a path of actively responding to population aging with Chinese characteristics. On December 9, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference in Beijing, and the heads of relevant departments introduced the opinions. Let the elderly enjoy the results of the information society At present, the elderly often face some difficulties when using smart phones and the Internet. The opinions proposed that while encouraging the promotion of new technologies and new methods, the traditional service methods familiar to the elderly should be retained, and the aging transformation of Internet applications, mobile terminals and app applications commonly used by the elderly should be accelerated. Implement the action of "wisdom to help the elderly", strengthen digital skills education and training, and improve the digital literacy of the elderly. He Yaqiong, director of the consumer goods industry department of the Ministry of industry and information technology, said that the Ministry of industry and information technology actively promoted the construction of public service platform to focus on solving the difficulties encountered by the elderly in using intelligent products and enjoying intelligent services. "For example, in the area of telecommunications services, we have developed warm-hearted services such as' one click incoming call 'and' love channel 'specifically for the difficulties of the elderly in using smart phones. In addition, we have carried out the aging transformation of Internet applications and completed the transformation of 173 websites and apps, which has solved the problems that the elderly can't understand, learn and use well." "In particular, we have prepared the action plan for the development of smart health and elderly care industry, carried out pilot demonstration of smart elderly care application, and released the catalog of smart health and elderly care products and services promotion , 118 products and 120 services were selected. We require enterprises and front-line service personnel to be patient and caring for the elderly and help the elderly enjoy the achievements of the information society. " He Yaqiong said. Further create a livable environment for the elderly In order to further create a livable environment for the elderly, the opinions requires that all localities should implement the laws, standards and norms for the construction of barrier free environment, integrate the construction of barrier free environment and the transformation of aging into urban renewal, the transformation of old urban communities, the transformation of dangerous rural houses and the improvement of rural living environment, so as to make it safer and more convenient for the elderly to participate in social activities. Encourage places where conditions permit to implement barrier free and aging appropriate transformation, equip life AIDS, install emergency rescue facilities and carry out regular visits to families of the disabled, disabled, elderly and other elderly with economic difficulties. Guide all localities to introduce standards for family aging transformation in combination with the actual situation, and encourage more families to carry out aging transformation. Wang Ke, head of the Department of building energy conservation and science and technology of the Ministry of housing and urban rural development, introduced that in recent years, the Ministry of housing and urban rural development has been committed to integrating the concept of positive aging and healthy aging into all links of urban planning and construction management and all aspects of urban transformation, renewal and development, and strive to create a livable environment for the elderly. For example, in November this year, the Ministry of housing and urban rural development, together with 12 departments such as the China Disabled Persons' Federation, issued the implementation plan for barrier free environment construction in the 14th five year plan, which proposed that the level of systematicness, integrity and inclusiveness of barrier free facilities in urban and rural areas should be significantly improved by 2025, and the construction rate of barrier free facilities in urban roads and public buildings should reach 100%, We will support the barrier free transformation of 1.1 million families with severe disabilities in difficulty to facilitate the lives of the disabled and the elderly. "In terms of promoting the transformation to adapt to aging, it is mainly to promote the combination of the transformation of old urban communities and the transformation to adapt to aging. Since 2019, a total of 112000 old urban communities have been newly started to transform in China, benefiting more than 20 million households. Nearly 20000 elevators have been installed in various regions in combination with the transformation of old urban communities, and nearly 30000 community service facilities such as elderly care and meal assistance have been added or upgraded." Wang Ke said. Wang Ke said that in the next step, the Ministry of housing and urban rural development will focus on the opinions, vigorously promote the construction of a livable environment for the elderly, and accelerate the construction of an elderly friendly society, "The first is to promote and strengthen the overall management of urban planning and construction, and promote the balanced allocation and systematic layout of pension, medical and health, culture, sports and other facilities. The second is to carry out the project to improve the urban ecological restoration function, and promote the improvement of urban pension facilities, barrier free facilities and activity venues. The third is to carry out the action to make up for the shortcomings of urban residential community construction The fourth is to promote the transformation and utilization of existing old houses, husband buildings and old factories, the installation of elevators and the construction of barrier free environment, so as to facilitate the travel of the elderly and participate in social activities ". Improve the home-based community elderly care service model At present, there are about 40 million disabled or partially disabled elderly people in China. The opinions calls for strengthening long-term care services and security for the disabled elderly, and improving the long-term care service model from professional institutions to communities and families. At the same time, the opinions It is also required to improve the community elderly care service capacity based on home-based elderly care, through new construction, transformation and leasing, strive to develop the two-level elderly care service network of streets (towns) and urban and rural communities, and rely on the community to develop diversified home-based elderly care services. In this regard, Li Banghua, head of the elderly care service department of the Ministry of civil affairs, said that most of the elderly want to provide for the elderly at home. This is an elderly care model closely accompanied by family affection, and it is also an elderly care model in line with China's national conditions. How to coordinate home and community institutions? "Mainly through home-based door-to-door service and community service for the elderly, as well as the supporting role of institutions." Li Banghua said. "During the 14th Five Year Plan period, with the support of the central special lottery public welfare fund, we selected 42 project areas this year to carry out actions to improve home and community elderly care services, so that they can enjoy the services of elderly care institutions by delivering the professional services of elderly care institutions to families, the elderly and bedside. In terms of community elderly care services, we should focus on promoting the elderly dining table and day care Care, short-term care, mutual assistance and other forms of services will enable the elderly to enjoy the elderly care services around them. For elderly care institutions, on the one hand, they should improve quality and efficiency and enhance their ability to care for the disabled and retarded elderly. By 2025, the number of nursing beds in national elderly care institutions will reach 55%. On the other hand, we also encourage elderly care institutions to open their doors, Actively provide door-to-door services for the elderly in the community, so that the elderly can get professional elderly care services whether at home, in the community or in elderly care institutions. " Li Banghua said. (outlook new era)