Monthly Archives: August 2012

Fulfilling promises China is beginning to face up to its pension problems

Economist Aug 11th 2012 | HEIJINGYING IN THIS village in the cornfields outside Beijing, a 74-year-old woman whiles away the time in the forecourt of a local eatery, chatting to the owner stacking chairs around her. She can enjoy an unhurried … Continue reading

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Social security with Chinese characteristics

Aug 11th 2012 Economist Congratulate China for building the foundations of a pension system so quickly. Now it needs to restructure it THE 18th-century Chinese emperor Qianlong made elaborate preparations for retirement. He commissioned an exquisite retreat in Beijing’s Forbidden … Continue reading

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谁能给“失能老人”安定的晚年?

http://www.hljnews.cn 2012-08-10 10:56 来源:黑龙江新闻网-老年日报 生活中有这么一群老人,他们由于疾病或其他原因部分或完全丧失基本生活能力。他们不能自己完成吃饭、穿衣,他们有人因老年痴呆完全不能自理。他们有一个名字——“失能老人”。如今,这些“失能老人”如何养老已成为一个社会性问题。 因护理难,养老院不愿接收 家住山东省德州市德城区的赵女士自从父亲过世后,便将时年78岁的母亲接到自己家居住。但她很快发现母亲出现了老年痴呆的症状。“思维不清晰,精神时好时坏,而且脾气比较暴躁,经常忘记吃没吃药,而且无缘无故不吃饭。”由于赵女士工作忙碌,经常请假也不是办法。 赵女士因不堪压力,把老人送到养老院。可母亲的老年痴呆症越发厉害,有一次竟走出养老院,幸亏门口保安将她拦住送回。之后,养老院便规劝赵女士把老人接回了家。 笔者陪一位想送老年痴呆症母亲进养老院的吴先生先后走访了几家养老院。在开发区的一家养老院,当吴先生称老人头脑有些糊涂时,该工作人员表示无法接收。至于原因,这位工作人员也很坦诚:“我们这里每层楼有两个护理人员,如果老人头脑清醒,有问题只需按床头的铃,就会有工作人员帮他护理。但是如果老人糊涂,工作人员很难照顾周全,万一出现意外,养老院担不起责任。”

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