Beijing develops community-based nursing service model for elderly-Xinhua

Beijing develops community-based nursing service model for elderly

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2024-11-01 19:21:04

Senior citizens practice Tai Chi at a community college for seniors in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2024. Beijing has entered a moderate aging society, with the permanent elderly population in the city reaching 4.95 million by the end of 2023, accounting for 22.6 percent of the city's total permanent population, according to the municipal civil affairs bureau.

The city has developed a community-based nursing service model and plans to establish 100 elderly care service centers at subdistrict and township levels. As of Sept. 20, 60 of them had been completed.

In addition, the city has stepped up professional home care to serve the bedridden elderly at home. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Student volunteers work in the kitchen at an elderly care service center in Dongcheng District in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2024. Beijing has entered a moderate aging society, with the permanent elderly population in the city reaching 4.95 million by the end of 2023, accounting for 22.6 percent of the city's total permanent population, according to the municipal civil affairs bureau.

The city has developed a community-based nursing service model and plans to establish 100 elderly care service centers at subdistrict and township levels. As of Sept. 20, 60 of them had been completed.

In addition, the city has stepped up professional home care to serve the bedridden elderly at home. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Staff members of an elderly service care center assist senior citizens in making bonsai works in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2024. Beijing has entered a moderate aging society, with the permanent elderly population in the city reaching 4.95 million by the end of 2023, accounting for 22.6 percent of the city's total permanent population, according to the municipal civil affairs bureau.

The city has developed a community-based nursing service model and plans to establish 100 elderly care service centers at subdistrict and township levels. As of Sept. 20, 60 of them had been completed.

In addition, the city has stepped up professional home care to serve the bedridden elderly at home. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Senior residents learn calligraphy at an elderly care service center in Dongcheng District in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2024. Beijing has entered a moderate aging society, with the permanent elderly population in the city reaching 4.95 million by the end of 2023, accounting for 22.6 percent of the city's total permanent population, according to the municipal civil affairs bureau.

The city has developed a community-based nursing service model and plans to establish 100 elderly care service centers at subdistrict and township levels. As of Sept. 20, 60 of them had been completed.

In addition, the city has stepped up professional home care to serve the bedridden elderly at home. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

A staff member of an elderly care service center guides a senior citizen on using smart devices in Dongcheng District in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2024. Beijing has entered a moderate aging society, with the permanent elderly population in the city reaching 4.95 million by the end of 2023, accounting for 22.6 percent of the city's total permanent population, according to the municipal civil affairs bureau.

The city has developed a community-based nursing service model and plans to establish 100 elderly care service centers at subdistrict and township levels. As of Sept. 20, 60 of them had been completed.

In addition, the city has stepped up professional home care to serve the bedridden elderly at home. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Community residents purchase lunch at a community canteen for seniors in Dongcheng District in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2024. Beijing has entered a moderate aging society, with the permanent elderly population in the city reaching 4.95 million by the end of 2023, accounting for 22.6 percent of the city's total permanent population, according to the municipal civil affairs bureau.

The city has developed a community-based nursing service model and plans to establish 100 elderly care service centers at subdistrict and township levels. As of Sept. 20, 60 of them had been completed.

In addition, the city has stepped up professional home care to serve the bedridden elderly at home. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

A doctor and a staff member of an elderly care service center prepare daily medications for senior citizens in Dongcheng District in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2024. Beijing has entered a moderate aging society, with the permanent elderly population in the city reaching 4.95 million by the end of 2023, accounting for 22.6 percent of the city's total permanent population, according to the municipal civil affairs bureau.

The city has developed a community-based nursing service model and plans to establish 100 elderly care service centers at subdistrict and township levels. As of Sept. 20, 60 of them had been completed.

In addition, the city has stepped up professional home care to serve the bedridden elderly at home. (Xinhua/Li Xin)