[Well-off China] Inner Mongolia Mutual Aid Type Elderly Care: Flowers of happiness in old age
[Explanation] A 76-year-old man is trimming the hair of the 81-year-old in front of him. This warm scene took place in the Huacun Xingfuyuan in Chahar Right Front Banner, Ulan Qab City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This happiness home is one of the results of local exploration to solve the problem of elderly care in rural and pastoral areas. Recently, the reporter came here for a visit.
[Concurrent] Yang Yin, Secretary of the Banner Committee of Chahar Right Front Banner, Ulan Qab City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
To solve all the people's affairs, everything is considered from his needs. The biggest problems these rural elderly people are now facing are inconvenience in life, inconvenience in shopping, and inconvenience in seeing a doctor. The construction of this Xingfuyuan is actually to bring these difficulties encountered by the elderly together and solve them.
[Explanation] It is understood that, since 2012, the local government has invested funds to build 37 happiness homes with the use of idle houses left by the relocation of schools and the reform of township institutions. There are currently 3787 households and 6312 people in remote areas over 65. Elderly people in rural areas live in happiness homes.
[Explanation] The reporter saw in the Huacun Xingfu Hospital that public service facilities such as cultural activity rooms, infirmaries, hairdressers, and supermarkets are all available. The village where the Xingfuyuan is located has hired special personnel to clean up the sanitation. At the same time, there are village doctors who establish health records for the elderly and manage chronic diseases.
[Explanation] In the Xingfuyuan, although the old people have no property rights to the house, they live for free. There are vegetable plots in front of and behind the house that they can cultivate by themselves. The old people here provide mutual assistance in the form of “pairs”. The younger ones take care of the older ones, the older ones who are in good health, and those who are in poor health... Since its establishment 8 years ago, the old people in the Hanamura Happy Home are worried about food and clothing. Tongle's old life is also full of praise.
[Concurrent period] Zhang Guiying, a resident of Xingfuyuan, Qianqihua Village, Chahar Youyi, Ulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Every day I get up to play poker, do something (something), and sing for a while if I want to (sing a play). The cadres care about us. Whatever (needs) every household has (needs) is to learn from each other's strengths and help each other in difficulties, disasters, etc. , Compared with my parents (at that time), I am really happy, (like living in) heaven.
Reporting by reporter Ma Zhiyuan from Ulanchabu, Inner Mongolia
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]