scholarly journals Aging and Implications for Elderly Care Services in the People’s Republic of China

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Uchimura-Shiroshi ◽  
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Akiko Terada-Hagiwara ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Care Services

scholarly journals The Challenges of Population Aging in the People's Republic of China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Age Dependency Ratio

The population in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is aging rapidly, as the proportion of people aged 60 and above is expected to increase to 35% by 2050. While aging poses economic challenges, if managed well, it can generate new employment opportunities with the emergence of new professions related to elderly care. However, capturing these benefits require labor market reforms, higher public spending to finance long-term care and pensions, and policy support. This note presents policy recommendations to address identified socioeconomic implications of rapid population aging in the PRC, focusing on labor market changes, effective long-term elderly care, and measures to address the increasing old-age dependency ratio.

scholarly journals Development and Performance of the Elderly Care System in the People’s Republic of China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Yuebin
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Home Based ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Care System

This paper attempts to understand and provide policy recommendations on the development and performance of the emerging elderly care system in the People’s Republic of China. The three-tiered elderly system in the country consists of home-based care as the core support, community-based care as necessary support, and residential care as supplementary support. The main policies and progress of the system are explained, including insights on how the government encourages private sector involvement. A key recommendation of this paper is the need for better integration of residential and home- and community-based care as part of the elderly care system.

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