The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Medical Insurance Administration issued the "Notice on the Promulgation of National Professional Standards for Health Nurses (Long-Term Care Practitioners) on February 28. This is my country's first national professional standard for long-term care nurses, which regulates the professional skill levels, vocational training requirements, and professional ethics.
Wang Jiuda, a 22-year-old caregiver at Beijing Shohou Kangjian Yongan Elderly Care Co., Ltd., officially joined the company in June 2023 and has been working on the front line of elderly care for more than 9 months. He said: "Care work seems simple, but it is not easy to do it well."