Category Archives: Institutional Care

西安破题“中国式”养老困局

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Hong Zhang

(城市经济导报) 老有所养，孔子在两千多年前提出的这个主张，可以说是中国孝道传承的核心。 老龄化浪潮正改变着我国的人口结构，影响着经济社会发展的走势，社会化养老日益成为关系国计民生的重要话题。 和许多城市一样，西安，这个千年古都也早已步入老龄社会，面临着“未富先老”的现实，面对日益严峻的养老问题，西安多年来不断探索、期冀破解日益加重的养老困局。 作为对养老问题的一个探索，西安也开始试水“居家养老”，试图通过种种人性化的方法，使养老问题变成理想的常态。

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China in need of nursing homes

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Sujie Zhu

(China Daily) BEIJING – Meng Xianping registered to get his mother into a local nursing home at the end of 2009, but he and the rest of the family – three generations living under one roof – are still waiting … Continue reading →

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China ponders aging problem as it marks Seniors Day

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Sujie Zhu

(Xinhua) BEIJING – Wang Jianping, 63, a healthy retiree from a Beijing-based enterprise, has recently begun searching for nursing homes. “When I cannot move, I will live in the old people’s home and will not inconvenience my children,” Wang said.

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