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Nation to make nursing services affordable for poor elderly

By He Dan | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-02 01:12

China strives to provide subsidies to enable poor elderly people who cannot live alone to receive nursing services, Dou Yupei, vice-minister of civil affairs, said on Wednesday.

"Senior citizens' demand for daily care, rehabilitation and nursing as well as spiritual and cultural activities have been increasing day by day," Dou said in a speech at the second China International Senior Services Expo in Beijing.

The government will offer dedicated subsidies for senior citizens on the dole so they can afford rehabilitation and nursing services based on their degree of dependency, he said.

Nation to make nursing services affordable for poor elderly

Visitors play tai chi ball at the second China International Senior Services Expo in Beijing on Wednesday. FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY

Apart from that, the government will subsidize the poverty-stricken elderly to live in nursing homes or pay for housekeeping services in communities, he said.

Zhan Chengfu, director of the ministry's social welfare and charity promotion department, said 18 local governments have piloted such policies.

China has 36 million senior citizens who cannot live alone, accounting for nearly one-fifth of its gray-haired population, according to the ministry.

The Chinese government defines those aged 60 and older as senior citizens. China has an elderly population of 194 million, and some 23 million lived in poverty as of the end of 2012.

Brian Cao, vice-president of China Care Union Nursing Investment Consulting Co, a nursing company based in Beijing, said his company has provided door-to-door nursing and rehabilitation services for the elderly for the past three years, charging around $20 an hour.

Cao said his company has 2,000 regular clients, and 20 percent suffer from a disability.

He added most of his clients are well-educated and rich seniors, who spend about 3,000 yuan ($486) for the company's services every month on average.

"It's a big expense for ordinary elderly people because we don't have any insurance policies to cover such expenses in China, therefore, those who live on a small pension cannot afford quality services," he said. "This also curbs the development of the whole nursing industry."

Guo Ping, a researcher at the China Research Center on Aging, said most elderly people who have difficulties doing basic daily activities rely on family care.

"Our nursing homes don't have enough beds or nursing staff for these elderly, and sometimes they fear taking responsibilities for any accidents," he said. "So I feel it's more feasible for the government to subsidize seniors' family members who stay at home to take care of them."

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