Home Based Care For The Elderly
Ms. Wang, 78, lives in Shanguo Hutong in Beijing, with her 79-year-old husband. They live in a bungalow of about 10 square meters. They have two sons who have got married. Although their sons are all in Beijing, they seldom comes to see them. The old couple all have major illnesses and are certificated “Incapacitated People" by the Beijing government.
Although the old couple really need someone to take care of them, they have not completely lost their ability to take care of themselves. So they don't want to live in a nursing home.
The old lady is in poor health, but she likes to walk around and chat with her neighbors every day. Ms.Wang said that she likes cooking her own food and shopping in vegetable market every day, which is her happiest time.
She says she is happy now because the government has produced more welfare policies for the elderly. She got a lot of benefits that would have been impossible before.
Ms.Ma is an executive of Shanguo Elderly Care Center. SECC is a service center for the management of mentally and physically disabled elderly people in Xicheng District, Beijing. This institution is a state responsible, privately run institution, which belong to the government pension measure.
There are quite a lot such institutions in various communities in Beijing, but they are still in short supply. The agency said the nursing home was now full of beds and overburdened the door to door visiting staff are over burdened.
During their home visiting, the stuffs find that the severe problems are often not physical but psychological.What many old people need is not only daily necessities, but a real person who can talk and chat with them.Our country's pension problem is becoming more and more prominent, which is also a global problem.
Traditional old-age care cannot meet the growing demand. Providing regular home visits can not only provide the elderly with greater freedom and comfort, but also save social resources.
