西安破题“中国式”养老困局

(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。 Continue reading

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High suicide rate haunts Chinese elderly

(China Daily) BEIJING — The suicide rate among the elderly living in urban areas rose to a worrying high in recent years, as China saw increases in the age of its population, an expert warned at a seminar held in Peking University recently. Continue reading

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High suicide rate haunts Chinese elderly

(Xinhua) BEIJING — The suicide rate among the elderly living in urban areas rose to a worrying high in recent years, as China saw increases in the age of its population, an expert warned at a seminar held in Peking University recently. Continue reading

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