[Explanation] Spacious and bright rooms, smart and convenient aging facilities, and professional caregivers... On March 8, the elderly in the Youlian Community Elderly Service Complex in Shaheyuan Street, Jinniu District, Chengdu, enjoyed a variety of convenient elderly care services.

  It is understood that the elderly care complex has 42 beds. It provides semi-disabled and disabled elderly people who cannot fully take care of themselves in the street community and need some care in their daily lives, including elderly care, meals, bathing, medical care and other items. Day care and childcare services in the country.

81-year-old Grandma Li is the first group of elderly people to stay in. She likes watching "Jigong" eating black sesame paste in the afternoon. Grandma Li told reporters that compared to living alone at home, the elderly care complex makes her feel warm and happy.

  [Concurrent] Chengdu citizen Granny Li

  I have more people here (the elderly care complex), and it is more lively. I am alone at home, and I have not taken care of all aspects of (living) with the children and eating (here).

  [Explanation] It is reported that in addition to staying in the elderly, most of the elderly in the jurisdiction currently choose the home care method. The complex provides home-based services for the elderly through smart systems and smart devices.

Following the staff, the reporter went to Granny Tang's home who made an appointment to install smart devices. After evaluating Granny Tang's body and home environment in the early stage, she chose to install monitoring equipment and safety facilities in the kitchen and toilet.

After several visits to service and exchanges, Granny Tang said that these staff members are as close as her children.

  [Concurrent] Tang Changbi, a citizen of Chengdu

  I am usually alone at home, my son is not around, and I have high blood pressure and diabetes (disease). I am afraid that if there is an accident at night or feel uncomfortable, since the government has this (old care) service, we will enjoy it. (The staff) is going to install one (device), in case there is any (circumstance), they can help us when we can't find our son.

  [Explanation] The reporter saw at the scene that on the monitoring screen of the complex, through smart wearable devices, smart beds, home testing equipment, etc., the heart rate and breathing rate of the elderly can be grasped in real time. Once an emergency is discovered, it can be timely deal with.

According to the staff, the community elderly care service complex needs to have five major functions: community care services, combined medical and elderly care services, elderly life services, elderly convenience services, and guidance.

  [Concurrent] Li Dan, a staff member of the community elderly care service complex

  90% of the elderly enjoy the retirement at home, and then we provide fixed home care for the empty-nest elderly and provide services according to their needs.

Intelligent aging equipment is installed in the home of the elderly, and then the elderly make emergency calls or gas alarms (situations), we can receive feedback in time, and then we will deal with them in time to avoid the danger of the elderly alone at home.

  [Explanation] The relevant person in charge of the Senior Care Division of the Chengdu Civil Affairs Bureau introduced that the management and operation of the community senior care service complex will also highlight marketization and sustainability.

The use of idle assets such as government and public facilities to build a community elderly care service complex is aimed at reducing facility construction and operating costs, creating a one-stop service, enabling more elderly care policies and welfare subsidies to be implemented, and providing residents with inclusive elderly care services .

  [Concurrent] Gao Liping, Deputy Director, Senior Care Division, Chengdu Civil Affairs Bureau

  The community elderly care service complex is a comprehensive, hub-type elderly care service facility built on the street level. In this complex, basically the community's home institutions and some comprehensive services can be taken into account.

In 2021, there will be 22 community elderly care service complexes in Chengdu.

Our goal is to build at least one community elderly care service complex in all streets in Chengdu by 2022.

  Reporting from Chengdu by reporter Lv Yang

Editor in charge: [Sun Jingbo]