抱团养老，请大家温暖大家

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Hong Zhang

“我家住湖南省脑科医院附近，前阵子父亲因为摔跤，要用拐杖才能走路。我想给爸爸找些住在附近的玩伴，彼此聊聊天下下棋都好，男女都可以。”15日，湖南长沙的陈先生打进快乐老人报读者热线，想给父亲找玩伴。像陈先生这样想为老人找伴的晚辈还不少。Continue

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Explosive Growth In Nursing Homes In China

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Hong Zhang

A nursing home industry is booming in China as a rapid increase in the proportion of its elderly population forces a nationwide shift from traditional family care to institutional care, according to new research by Brown University gerontologists. Continue

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河北农村出现“抱团养老” 民政部长专程调研

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Hong Zhang

中新网邯郸3月13日电(牛琳 张静涛)12日，河北省肥乡县勒马台村老人吴英像往常一样和同住“幸福院”的老姐妹们打牌聊天。她对前来探望的儿媳夸赞院长李晓聪：“我在这儿过得可好了，晓聪和你们一样孝顺，不用惦记我！” Continue

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