皇冠体育app

皇冠体育app Development Research Centre of the State Council of China (DRC) today published a series of recommendations on strengthening the elderly care workforce in China. 皇冠体育app findings come as the result of a year-long project supported by the British Embassy Beijing and were announced at a workshop co-hosted by the two organisations.

皇冠体育app Research Center for Social Development of the DRC started the project in June 2012 with the support of the British Embassy’s Prosperity Fund. Over the past year, the research group has interviewed Chinese government officials, carried out field research in Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Beijing, and held a workshop to share experiences in building an elderly care system from the UK, Japan and Taiwan.

皇冠体育app research team concluded that China’s elderly care system has developed rapidly in recent years, but that there has been too much focus on residential care. Much elderly care in developed countries is provided at home and in the community. In addition, nearly 80% of institutional beds are occupied by healthy older people, who live there because they cannot access the right services and recreation opportunities at home. 皇冠体育app research group suggests that the expansion of residential care should be postponed, and admission criteria should be developed for care homes to ensure they focus on those most in need of their support.

皇冠体育app research team also made recommendations on strengthening and professionalising the elderly care workforce. 皇冠体育appy suggested:

• providing subsidies for social security and higher salaries for care workers
• promoting professional training for care workers, especially on home care and community-based care
• establishing qualifications criteria for professional care workers, creating structures for them to be promoted through their careers and ensuring salaries reflect promotion
• promoting care workers’ social status through awards and public messaging
• developing the workforce of elderly care related professionals, for example doctors, nurses, social workers and physiotherapists
• gradually opening up the elderly care training and service sector to overseas providers
• developing and regulating informal elderly care services
• encouraging innovation in elderly care technology to reduce labour forces needs
• widening the sources of funding for elderly care