Responding to the challenge of aging, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference suggested "resource sharing" for the elderly in the Yangtze River Delta

　　China News Agency, Shanghai, January 13th (Fan Yubin) At the two sessions of Shanghai in 2023, members of the CPPCC made suggestions on the elderly care issues in the Yangtze River Delta region, and suggested that the rational and optimized allocation of elderly care resources in the Yangtze River Delta region should be promoted. High-quality sojourn-style elderly care, etc.

　　The integration process of the Yangtze River Delta has entered the "fast lane". At the same time, the aging of the Yangtze River Delta region has pressed the "accelerator button". It is necessary for the three provinces and one city to work together to deal with the challenges of aging. The rational allocation of elderly care service resources It is crucial to the sharing of elderly care service resources and the preparation for the challenges of aging in the Yangtze River Delta region, and it is also a key variable for whether the Yangtze River Delta region can enjoy the integration dividend.

　　The Yangtze River Delta region has entered a stage of accelerated population aging.

Data show that as of the end of 2020, the permanent population of the Yangtze River Delta region is approximately 235 million, of which 47.8625 million are aged 60 and above, accounting for more than 20% of the total population.

Among them, Shanghai is the first super-large city in China to enter an aging society, and its aging population ranks first among the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta.

　　"How to better meet the multi-level services of the elderly is the trend of the Yangtze River Delta in the future, which puts forward new requirements for optimizing resource allocation." Xu Bing, member of the Shanghai CPPCC and chairman of Shanghai Jinzhifu Pension Service (Group) Co., Ltd. said , "The transition of local elderly care service resources from static allocation to the dynamic allocation of remote elderly care service resources" and "the sharing of elderly care service resources in different places in the Yangtze River Delta" are worthy of attention.

　　In Xu Bing’s view, the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta have their own strengths and advantages. The key is to eliminate all administrative and institutional barriers that are not conducive to cooperation in elderly care services, promote the full flow of elements of elderly care services, and integrate the elderly care services in the Yangtze River Delta. Optimal allocation of resources to form a joint force in coping with the challenges of aging.

　　In this regard, Xu Bing suggested to establish a sharing mechanism for elderly care service resources in the Yangtze River Delta, unify the statistical caliber of elderly care services in the Yangtze River Delta, make overall plans for the layout of the elderly care industry in the Yangtze River Delta, establish a talent training mechanism for the elderly care services in the Yangtze River Delta, and explore a new model of cooperation in the Yangtze River Delta elderly care service resources. , work together to carry out the aging-appropriate transformation of the Yangtze River Delta, coordinate and optimize the allocation of elderly care service resources in the Yangtze River Delta where the population has flowed in, and jointly build a diversified information platform for elderly care service resources.

　　Compared with other regions in China, the Yangtze River Delta region has more urgent needs for the development of the elderly care industry.

Shi Heping, a member of the Shanghai Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman of the Shanghai Putuo District Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association, and chairman of Shanghai Jiacheng Rail Transit Safety Guarantee System Co., Ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency, "The active elderly are not only satisfied with material things. needs, and more spiritual needs, many elderly people have begun to choose residential care for the elderly to achieve the multiple purposes of health preservation and physical and mental recovery.”

　　In Shi Heping's view, the demand for sojourn-style elderly care is huge and the market prospect is good, so the development of high-quality sojourn-style elderly care industry in the Yangtze River Delta should be promoted.

"The Yangtze River Delta has a large number of eco-tourism resources, which can meet the needs of the elderly in residential care. It is necessary to accelerate the comprehensive integration of tourism and other industries, transformation and upgrading, and quality improvement, allowing and encouraging places where the development of residential care is more prominent. Try first."

　　In this regard, Shi Heping suggested that the Yangtze River Delta pension base should be established to reduce the pressure on Shanghai pension institutions.

"The government can provide subsidies to the elderly who are willing to move directly into the pension base in the Yangtze River Delta. At the same time, the government can rent out the idle houses of these elderly people as talent apartments to reduce the housing costs of young talents who come to Shanghai for employment."

　　On this basis, Shi Heping suggested that corresponding pension certification standards should be established, especially sound medical security services, and focus on professional personnel training.

At the same time, improve the transportation guarantee for the elderly in the Yangtze River Delta; encourage hotels in the Yangtze River Delta to provide short-term residential elderly care services for the elderly, and revitalize the vacant hotel rooms.

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