INSTITUTIONAL ELDERLY CARE IN CHINESE MARKET

‘The change I want to see’ Project

1 Introduction:

The aging of population and the only child policy gives more stress to children in taking care of elder people at home. However, there are several issues in Chinese elderly care market, such as lacking professional talents and employees, budget, regulatory system, and management standards. Therefore, I hope this market can undergo changes, address existing issues, and provide more abundant and high-quality services for the elderly.

2 Research

There are three types of elderly care in China, including care at home by family members or through the hiring of nursing workers, care in the community through government initiatives such as senior citizens activity centers or old people’s schools, and institutional care through old people’s homes.

Recent years, the demand of institutional elderly care has been increased. (Jiang,2021) There are two main reasons of it.

First, due to the aging of population, the proportion of people over 65 years old has been increased year by year. (DARMA, 2017) More and more old people needed to be taken care of.

Second, the only child policy gives more stress to children in taking care of elder people. Also, more and more people choose to become dink family. These kinds of old people may be not taken good care of at home. (Population forum, 2022)

3 Issue of institutional elderly care

There are several issues of institutional elderly care at present (Wang,2015):

1. the income and treatment of caregivers are not high even below average in many countries. Also they usually have low social status.
2. : Nursing homes often require long-term construction, but in addition to limited government funding support. limited private capital investment, institutional elderly care facilities have insufficient room for development.
3. The quality of nursing homes varies greatly. And there have been news reports of nursing homes abusing elderly people.
4. Most China’s institutional elderly care model mainly focuses on the basic life and health aspects of the elderly. Only a few high-end nursing homes provide services for the elderly’s spiritual and entertainment life.

Here are some photos of nursing homes in China. The top two represent basic nursing homes, some of which are supported by the government. The bottom two are of more advanced nursing homes that provide high-quality services, but the number of such facilities is relatively small.

4 The change I want to see

It is shown that the market size and forecast have been increasing.

So, I hope this market can undergo changes, address existing issues, and provide more abundant and high-quality services for the elderly.

1. The service groups of different old people’s homes can be more precise，like those exclusively for women or artist old people’s home

5 Conclusion

In conclusion, the growing demand for institutional elderly care in China requires addressing several issues. To improve the market, there is a need for diverse services, precise service groups, suitable building sites, and convenient visitation for family members. These changes can lead to a better quality of care for the elderly and reduce stress for their family members.

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Jiang Lei, Chen Xingyu, and Zhu Hong.” Spatial distribution of nursing homes in Chinese cities and their causes of differentiation.” ACTA GEOGRAPHICA SINICA 76.8 (2021).

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