With the acceleration and intensification of China's aging population, what new signals will be released by the newly established aging work department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs - how to solve the problem of aging population? The ninth briefing on key issues of concern of the CPPCC National Committee was held in Beijing on November 2, with the theme of "Chinese path to modernization and active response to population aging". The construction of the elderly care security system, urban-rural coordination of basic elderly care services, intelligent technology empowerment of elderly care services, filling the gaps in rural elderly care, coordinating elderly health service resources, and cultivating elderly medical talents have become topics of widespread concern. Vice Minister of Civil Affairs Tang Chengpei stated that the Ministry of Civil Affairs will focus on improving the policy system for actively responding to population aging, promoting the construction of a hierarchical and classified elderly care service system with Chinese characteristics, addressing the "urgent difficulties and anxieties" faced by the elderly, improving the elderly work system, and striving to find a path that is in line with China's actual situation and has Chinese characteristics to actively respond to population aging. ——————————According to the China Organization Organization Network, the "Regulations on the Functional Allocation, Internal Institutions, and Personnel Staffing of the Ministry of Civil Affairs" was made public on November 10th. According to this plan, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has established a new Department of Aging Work in this round of reform, which will undertake the specific work of the Office of the National Aging Work Committee. Formulate and coordinate the implementation of policies and measures to actively respond to population aging, guide and coordinate the protection of the rights and interests of the elderly, organize and carry out publicity and education on the national conditions of population aging, formulate policies for social participation of the elderly, and organize their implementation. Undertake statistical investigations on the situation of the elderly population and the development of the elderly cause. The original Department of Elderly Care Services established by the Ministry of Civil Affairs will continue to be retained, with slight adjustments in responsibilities and the addition of "formulating and coordinating the implementation of policies and measures to promote the development of elderly care". Recently, a reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Network interviewed dialogue experts, scholars, and industry professionals to explore ways to solve the problem of elderly care in an aging society. Rural elderly care cannot be overemphasized. Fan Shiming, a doctoral student at the China Social Security Research Center at Renmin University of China, pays special attention to the issue of rural elderly care. He believes that compared to cities, rural elderly people have a greater and more urgent demand for basic elderly care services. "Strengthening elderly care security in rural areas cannot be overemphasized." The seventh national population census data shows that the rural elderly population accounts for 23.81% of the total rural population, which is higher than the aging rate of 15.82% in cities. The overall health status of rural elderly people is 83.9%, lower than the 91.64% level of urban elderly people. In rural areas, there are two major problems: insufficient supply of elderly care services and a disconnect between supply and demand. "In the survey, Fan Shiming found that in some rural areas, the elderly who live in nursing homes are mostly young and healthy elderly people from the Five Guarantees households. Rural elderly care beds are very scarce, and many more in need rural elderly people, such as disabled or elderly empty nesters, are unable to stay in nursing homes because they do not meet the conditions. "" Five miles have different customs, and ten miles have different customs. "Fan Shiming believes that the demand for basic elderly care services varies greatly in rural areas. If we simply copy the supply forms of urban elderly care services, such as institutional elderly care and community day care, A large amount of initial construction funds and subsequent operation and maintenance costs need to be invested, and it is difficult to meet the actual needs of rural elderly people
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Source：China Youth Daily
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