A BIG DATA SURVEY ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF ELDERLY CARE IN THE YANGTZE RIVER DELTA REGION OF CHINA AND COUNTERMEASURE RESEARCH

Xinyao Sun, Jiaxi Lin, Shang Shi, Shanhe Li, Yang Feng

Abstract


Through a questionnaire survey of 2,123 respondents from 6 cities and 12 communities in the Yangtze River Delta region of China, it is clear that there are some practical differences in current urban-rural elderly care services. First, the total effect of the supply level, the service quality and the satisfaction degree of the urban elderly care services is higher compared with the rural areas. The gap not only affects the quality of life and well-being of the elderly population but also influences the balanced development of the elderly care service system and social stability. Second, the support methods of families in elderly care also show different characteristics between urban and rural areas. In urban families, children provide more spiritual companionship and certain economic support; In rural areas, children often still bear more responsibilities for daily life care. This difference indirectly reflects the level of economic development between urban and rural areas, as well as differences in family and elderly care concepts. Based on the above findings, this paper believes that improvements can be made in several aspects: further guide social forces to participate in elderly care services and expand service supply channels; strengthen the training of professional talents in elderly care services and improve the professional level of services; increase investment in rural elderly care services and gradually narrow the urban-rural gap. It is also necessary to promote the integrated development of urban and rural elderly care services, and encourage the extension of high-quality urban resources to rural areas. The government can also stimulate the enthusiasm of social organizations and market entities through purchasing services, tax incentives, and other means, in order to provide more diverse and practical elderly care services for the elderly.

Keywords


urban and rural areas in the Yangtze River Delta, China; Big Data Survey on Elderly Care Status; improvement countermeasures

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