Living in a nursing home at the age of 80 has a new starting point
2024-07-24
The Youth Social Worker of Yangpu District Social Welfare Institute in Shanghai has established the "Silver Hair Art Troupe" with the goal of "achieving self-help and maximizing one's own value". The elderly in the picture are members of the "Silver Hair Art Troupe · Choral Team". They showcase their artistic talents and spontaneously rehearse and perform songs, dances, dramas, and other programs, living a happy life. After living here for 10 months, I feel like I have found a new starting point in my life In August 2023, Chen Shiping, who lives in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, decided to end her solitary life and move into Yangpu District Social Welfare Institute (hereinafter referred to as "Yangfu Institute") at the age of 80. At Yangfuyuan, Chen Shiping's day was arranged in an orderly manner. Get up around 6am, wash up and have breakfast with the assistance of a caregiver. If the weather is good, she will go for a walk and chat with her old friends in the yard. After lunch break, she hurriedly rushed to the activity room to participate in silver haired classroom interest classes such as singing, drawing, and smartphone learning. She often "played" until dinner time without fully enjoying herself. She, who has learned to use mobile phone recording and video functions, shares interesting stories about life in the nursing home with her two daughters almost every day. When Chen Shiping was young, he was an elementary school teacher. Even at the age of 80, his voice was loud, his speech was appropriate, and his mind was clear. Upon closer inspection, the skin on the face is fair and almost no age spots are visible. Most of the time, she is in a cheerful mood. I used to live too hard, but now I not only have to retire but also enjoy old age. I not only need material food, but also spiritual food Chen Shiping told reporters from China Youth Daily and China Youth Net that she once took care of her husband who suffered from a cerebral infarction alone for 10 years. At that time, her life was boring and tiring, and she spent all her time around household chores and her husband, without her own living space. After her husband passed away, she tried to live with her daughter for a while, but still enjoyed living in her old house. Before moving into Yangfu Courtyard, Chen Shiping often spent time at the nearby daycare center. But at night, the whole room was left with only myself, and my heart was always lonely. With the growth of age, lumbar spondylosis and diabetes become more and more serious, sometimes getting out of bed becomes a problem. On the recommendation of his old friend Grandma Gu, Chen Shiping moved into Building 2 of Yangfuyuan. Chen Shiping's daughter admitted that "before and after my mother moved into Yang Fuyuan, she was completely different". Her mental state has been getting better and she is willing to use her brain and socialize. She loves rehearsing and performing songs with her old friends the most. Recently, she learned a trendy song called "Little Happiness" and "has many ideas every day". Lai Na, 27, is the nursing supervisor of Building 2. She told reporters that every time she calls Grandma Chen "beauty" or "miss", she laughs happily, "like an 'old child'. Qiao Yihao, the president of Yangfu Hospital, told reporters that in the new era, elderly care has gradually shifted from a survival necessity type to an enjoyment type, development type, and participation type, that is, from elderly care to enjoying old age. To this end, based on providing professional life care for elderly people such as Grandma Chen, Yangfu Hospital actively creates an atmosphere of "happy aging", attaches importance to the physical and mental health and social participation of the elderly, sets life goals for them, stimulates their own abilities, allows the elderly to live independently and freely, and enhances their sense of meaning and value in life. (New Society)
Edit：HAN ZHUOLING Responsible editor：CAICAI
Source：People.cn
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