Jiangsu releases the 2023 Blue Book on Aging Civilization to stimulate the vitality of the aging society with a positive outlook on aging

As one of the provinces that entered an aging society earlier and has a higher degree of aging, Jiangsu is protecting the happy old age of “Su Shi” with a positive outlook on aging. 4moon26Japan, “Blue Book of Aging Civilization” (2023)” was released in Wuxi. Nearly a hundred researchers and practitioners in the aging industry inside and outside the province attended the press conference.

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Jiangsu Yu1986Entering an aging society in 2016, earlier than the rest of the country13Year.As of the end of last year, the province’s60Residential elderly population aged 1 year and above2043Ten thousand people, accounting for the total registered population26.09%higher than the national4.92percentage points.expected“14th Five-Year Plan“At the end of the year, Jiangsu60There will be more than 100 elderly people with registered permanent residence over the age of 12200million people, accounting for 10% of the population28.9%.arrivetwenty oneBy the middle of the century, Jiangsu’s population aging rate is expected to reach40%.

The obvious aging trend of the population is a reflection of the progress of social civilization and economic and social development in Jiangsu. It also means an increase in the pressure on elderly care services, social security, medical security and family support.

According to the blue book, in recent years, the problem of empty nests in our province has become prominent, and the imbalance between urban and rural areas in elderly care services has intensified.From a regional perspective, there is a large outflow of labor from central Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu. The aging rate of the permanent population is higher than that of southern Jiangsu. However, the supply of nursing home facilities is significantly lower than that of southern Jiangsu. One of the specific manifestations is the elderly care institutions in southern Jiangsu, central Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu. The total number of beds is17.11Ten thousand pieces,9.11Ten thousand pieces,13.48Thousands of sheets.From an urban and rural perspective, the aging rate of the rural population is higher than that of the urban population.10percentage points, but most rural elderly care institutions have problems such as imperfect facilities, shortage of professional talents, and low service levels.

Sha Weiwei, chief expert of the Elderly Care Model and Elderly Care Service System Research Committee of the Aging Civilization Think Tank, observed that with the continuous improvement of living standards, the service demand of the elderly is changing from ensuring survival consumption to quality life consumption, and the demand for elderly care services is diversified. The trend of personalization. According to the blue book, consumer demand in industries related to elderly care services continues to grow, and the scale of the industry continues to expand. According to incomplete statistics,2018In 2018, the national elderly care market alone reached a scale of3000More than 100 million yuan, to2030The year is about to reach2trillion yuan, of which Jiangsu accounts for approximately 10% of the national market10%, can drive the development of related businesses such as elderly care services, elderly care products and supplies, elderly care facilities and equipment.The silver economy involves a wide range of areas and has a long industrial chain, which can stimulate5times to7Doubling the consumption of upstream and downstream related industries is a new driving force for economic growth.

Satisfy the expectations of the elderly to “never leave home for retirement”

Lin Li, director of the Elderly Care Service Division of the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, said that in recent years, Jiangsu has combined reality to form a “trinity” elderly care service development pattern of original residence, community care, and institutional care. Taking aging in place as an example, Nanjing took the lead in exploring the creation of home-based elderly care beds, mainly targeting disabled or semi-disabled elderly people who have no intention of living in elderly care institutions. By transforming specific areas of the elderly’s homes into “institution-like” facilities, the city provides elderly care beds. Service agencies dispatch personnel to regularly provide professional services such as daily care and rehabilitation care to the elderly at home, “build” institutional elderly care beds at home, and deliver institutional elderly care services to their doorsteps.

Fan Heping, vice president of the Provincial Association for the Development of Aging and Director of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast University, believes that the essence of Chinese-style elderly care and “Su Shi elderly care” lies in meeting the expectations of the elderly for “retiring without leaving home.” Our province has been committed to meeting the elderly care needs.At present, the province has built home nursing care beds2Thousands of sheets.2020Since this year, the province has completed nearly14Aging-friendly renovation of 10,000 elderly households.By carrying out free training on caring skills for disabled elderly family members, our province continues to promote“respite services“support disabled elderly people to stay in nursing homes for a short period of time to obtain professional care, and solve the urgent needs of family members.

Lin Mingang, vice president of the Provincial Aging Development Research Association and director of the Social Security Research Center of Nanjing University, believes that active aging advocacy will transform “need-based” into “rights-based” and transform the elderly from a passive target into a The active goal is to regard the elderly as participants in future social development. Lifelong learning enables the elderly to acquire new knowledge and skills. More importantly, it allows them to maintain their self-awareness, identity and sense of the meaning of life, allowing them to better integrate into social life.

Active elderly care helps “sunset red”

This year is the second time our province has compiled and released the Blue Book on Aging Civilization.Total of the book40Ten thousand words, by“Frontiers of Aging Civilization Theory“”Survey and Research on Aging Civilization“”International Research on Aging Civilization“It is composed of several parts, including recent theoretical results and countermeasure reports on aging research at home and abroad such as the Provincial Aging Development Research Association, and summarizes“Su Shi pension“experience to help our province proactively respond to the challenges of population aging.

As a publisher for two consecutive years, Xu Hai, chief editor of Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing and Media Group, said that with2022Compared with the 2018 Blue Book,2023The 2018 Blue Book has distinctive features: Let the representative achievements in building an international aging society become“Mirror“,Reflects the particularity of China’s current aging population.

Family caregivers play a vital role in an age-friendly society.Blue book introduction,Belgium recognizes family caregivers at the legal level and provides them with information and advice, education and training, respite services, financial compensation and caregiver holidays and other support measures to improve the social status of family caregivers, protect their rights and interests, improve the quality of informal care, and Promote socially inclusive development. Belgium’s approach is an example that proves that it is feasible to comprehensively build a civilized society for elderly family caregivers.

South Korea since2008The long-term care insurance system for the elderly has been implemented for many years, and its experience can provide reference for the formulation of effective elderly care policies in my country. For example, the number and proportion of care institutions affiliated with public entities such as the government should be increased to enhance the public nature of care service supply. Institutions that obtain quality care certification can receive a certain amount of rewards, which can be used for facility maintenance, employee bonuses, etc. Quality care certification can also increase the trust of service audiences in the institution.

Since its establishment two years ago, the Provincial Aging Development Research Association and the Aging Civilization Think Tank have been focusing on Jiangsu’s active integration and services to actively respond to the national strategy of population aging. Through high-quality research results, they have explored ways, made suggestions, and provided suggestions for actively responding to population aging, and have provided Jiangsu and even Provide intellectual support and practical guidance for the development of China’s aging cause.

Xinhua Daily·Intersection reporter Liu Chun