Elderly Care Information
What is changed in the renovation of aging at home?
[Keywords] floor, door, bedroom, toilet and bathing equipment, kitchen equipment, physical environment, configuration of elderly supplies
I accidentally slipped and fell in the bath, dizzy when I got up in the toilet, and I just forgot when I sat on the pot on the fire...The accidents that often occur in the lives of the elderly will be greatly improved with the implementation of the home improvement Be avoided.
Floor, door, toilet and bath
Seven types of transformation content refined into 30 items
Recently, 9 ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the National Office on Aging jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Implementation of the Reconstruction Project for the Ageing of the Elderly’s Homes", proposing to adopt government subsidies and other methods before the end of 2020. Families of the elderly in need will implement home improvement for aging. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we will continue to implement the ageing transformation of elderly families in special difficulties, innovate working mechanisms, strengthen industrial support, stimulate market vitality, accelerate the cultivation of the home-adapted aging transformation market, and effectively meet the needs of urban and rural elderly families for the elderly.
The "Guiding Opinions" lists the home-suitable aging renovation projects for the elderly and the recommended list of elderly supplies. The listed projects are divided into basic and optional categories, covering the floor, door, bedroom, toilet and bathing equipment, kitchen equipment, physical Seven categories of environmental and elderly supplies configuration 30 items of transformation content, including 7 basic items and 23 optional items. He also emphasized that it is necessary to adhere to local conditions, not to implement a one-size-fits-all and layer-by-layer overweight, to eliminate "image projects" that are out of reality, and to improve the living environment of the elderly inside and outside the housing.
It is worth noting that basic projects are renovation projects and supplies for the elderly that the government subsidizes and support for elderly families in special difficulties. They are the basic content of renovation and configuration. There are 7 items in total.
Among them, the ground renovation requires anti-skid treatment and height difference treatment in areas such as bathrooms, kitchens, and bedrooms. Lay anti-skid bricks or anti-skid floor glue to prevent elderly people from slipping and improve safety; at the same time, pave cement ramps or add movable ramps made of rubber and other materials to ensure a smooth road surface without height difference obstacles and facilitate wheelchair access.
The bedroom transformation requires the installation of bedside guardrails or grab bars to assist the elderly to get up and get out of the bed, prevent turning over and rolling out of the bed, and ensure the safety of sleep and activities of the elderly.
The transformation of toilet and bathing equipment requires changing the squatting toilet to a toilet to reduce the pressure on the legs caused by the squatting posture, prevent the elderly from falling when going to the toilet, and facilitate the use of the elderly in wheelchairs. At the same time, a shower chair is required to assist the elderly in bathing and avoid slipping.
For the configuration of elderly supplies, walking sticks and anti-lost decorations are required. Walking sticks are used to assist the elderly to stand and walk steadily, including three-legged or four-legged walking sticks, stool crutches, etc.; anti-lost decorations are used to monitor the positioning of demented or other mentally disabled elderly people to prevent the elderly from getting lost, including anti-lost bracelets , Anti-lost badges, etc.
Optional items are age-appropriate renovation items and elderly supplies that can be purchased by the elderly at their own expense, including floor leveling and hardening, threshold wardrobes, swing doors changed to sliding doors, flashing vibrating doorbells, kitchen countertop height modification, and the addition of a middle section 23 specific items such as cabinets.
Financial subsidies plus social donations
Solving special difficulties for the elderly
The document proposes that demand orientation should be adhered to, and the government should focus on supporting the most urgent needs for home improvement and aging for elderly people with special difficulties. Among them, the elderly with special difficulties mainly refer to the elderly, disabled, and disabled elderly who are included in the range of decentralized support for the extremely needy people and the registered poor population. If local conditions permit, the scope of reconstruction can be extended to the elderly, disabled, and disabled elderly among the urban and rural subsistence allowances.
The content of the transformation is determined, so where will the funds come from? How to implement it?
The "Guiding Opinions" pointed out that the most urgently needed home improvement projects for elderly people with special difficulties will provide necessary support through financial subsidies, social donations, etc.; eligible services will be included in the government's guiding catalog for purchasing elderly care services, and the purchase will be determined Service content and purchase cost, implement the whole process budget performance management.
At the same time, encourage and guide non-profit charity organizations, caring enterprises and other social forces to donate to support the home-adaptation renovation of elderly families with special difficulties; explore the establishment of home-based elderly care beds, support elderly care service agencies to participate in home-adequate aging renovation and provide on-site care services to achieve institutional elderly care Integrate development with the home community for the elderly. Where conditions permit, preferential policies such as construction subsidies and operating subsidies enjoyed by pension institutions can be extended to family pension beds.
At the same time as the home renovation, it will also do a good job in the overall planning and connection with the renovation of old communities in cities and towns. According to the actual situation, improve the community ramps, elevators and other public facilities that are closely related to the daily life of the elderly, and provide the elderly with safety, convenience and convenience. Comfortable and livable environment.
The “Guiding Opinions” also proposed that the government supports enterprises in the fields of decoration and decoration, housekeeping services, real estate and other related fields to expand the business of adapting to aging, and actively cultivate leading enterprises and a large number of innovative and dynamic small and medium-sized enterprises, and promote the continuous expansion of market scale. The quality of services continues to improve, and eligible elderly care service institutions engaged in home-adapted aging renovation work can enjoy corresponding preferential tax policies.
In addition, it is necessary to strengthen social publicity and guidance to stimulate the willingness and consumption potential of elderly families, and guide the development of facility transformation and the configuration of elderly products suitable for the physiological characteristics and safety needs of the elderly, to meet the needs of the elderly in daily life, and to facilitate the care and service of family members , Give play to the basic role of family support.
Text/Reporter Chen Si