Nursing workers are in short supply in nursing homes. These benefits call for college and technical students to join

　　The final of the National Elder Care Vocational Skills Competition opened today in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Civil Affairs that the purpose of holding this competition is to promote the whole society to understand, care and support elderly caregivers through the competition, because if there are no elderly caregivers, the elderly care service system will be built. There is no way to talk about it. Before the competition, reporters found in many places that the difficulty in recruiting elderly care workers has become a common phenomenon.

Nursing care talent gaps are mostly difficult to recruit

　　In the past few days, a nursing home in Wenshang County, Shandong Province is busy hiring caregivers for the elderly. More than 200 elderly people live here, of which nearly 70% are disabled or semi-disabled elderly, and there are only 36 elderly caregivers. There is a gap of more than 30 people, but it has not been able to recruit suitable talents.

Wang Liping, Dean of a nursing home in Wenshang County, Shandong Province: Those who

enter the job are all older, usually over 50 years old, and some are over 60 years old, because our nursing care workers are on duty 24 hours a day, and their physical strength is a bit too much. .

　　The reporter found in the interview that the age of nursing staff has become a common phenomenon in the elderly care industry, especially in some rural areas, where the elderly take care of the elderly. In Huangzhai Village, Tanghe County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, due to Professionals cannot be recruited, and most of the nursing staff are the responsibility of the villagers in the village.

Cao Sen (57 years old), nurse at the Happiness Compound in Huangzhai Village, Tanghe County, Nanyang City:

I am from this village

I clean and serve them without professional training.

Cheng Hui, Dean of the Happiness Courtyard of Huangzhai Village, Gucheng Township, Tanghe County, Nanyang City:

We can’t keep young and professional people. As there is no guarantee for treatment, there is a big shortage of nursing staff in health care and psychological comfort. .

　　In order to attract more people to work in elderly care and alleviate the dilemma of talent shortage, the 2019 edition of the "Professional Skills Standards for Elderly Caregivers" relaxes the entry requirements for elderly caregivers, and the "general education level" of practitioners is adjusted from "junior high school graduation". In order to provide "no education requirements" and continue the treatment of nursing care workers, a nursing home in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province offered a monthly salary of 5,000 to 6,000 yuan this year. Although the salary is much higher than the local average salary level, it is still difficult to recruit To the right talent.

Cao Jinhong, Dean of Bairentang Evergreen Elderly Nursing Home in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province:

This year is particularly difficult. From the beginning of the year to now, there are no nurses recruited. Basically, they come and go. They will leave in a short time. NS.

　　Due to the insufficient number of caregivers, the existing staff can only be overloaded.

Zhang Dan, elderly care worker in Bairentang Evergreen Elderly Nursing Home, Chongchuan District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province:

Now I am taking care of 7 elderly people.

　　The reporter found in the investigation that, in addition to the difficulty of recruiting, in the existing caregiver team, female caregivers accounted for the vast majority of the total number of caregivers. In an elderly care institution in Chengdu, only 3 of the 41 caregivers were male. name.

Zheng Wenqing, Dean of Jiujiu Lefu

Nursing

Male carers in nursing care institutions

for 15%-20%.

Relatively speaking, it is more beneficial to our care work. Only 1-2 of 10 male carers may remain.

An Pengjin, a nurse at Jiujiu Lefu Elderly Care Center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province:

She may be slightly better than female nurses in caring for disabled elderly people, and they are a little bit stronger than female nurses, especially when moving the elderly. The role of nurses is quite obvious.

The shortage of nursing staff restricts the development of elderly service industry

　　The "14th Five-Year Plan" proposes that my country should build an old-age care service system that is coordinated with home-based community institutions and combines medical care, health, and care. At present, the reporter learned in interviews that the shortage of old-age nursing staff has become a bottleneck restricting the development of the old-age service system. problem.

　　Li Nannan is a representative of the National People's Congress from the front line of nursing care. Through research, it is found that the nursing care industry generally has the problems of insufficient staff, low level of specialization, and high team mobility.

Take Nantong City, where she is located, as an example, the nursing staff in nursing homes are mainly 4,050 people.

In order to solve the dilemma of “no one available” in elderly care, Li Nannan’s suggestions in recent years are all related to elderly caregivers. This year, her suggestion is to carry out elderly care professional skills training for surplus rural laborers and other groups, so as to smooth the career increase of elderly caregivers. Channels inject vitality and vitality into the silver hair industry.

Li Nannan, deputy to the National People's Congress and assistant to the dean of the Bairentang Evergreen Elderly Nursing Home:

I have been making suggestions at the two sessions to go for more training, so that the senior care worker certificates can be linked to their salary levels, so that their enthusiasm can be mobilized.

　　In Henan Province, the elderly population over 60 has accounted for 18.1% of the permanent population, and the serious shortage of professional nursing staff has become an obstacle to the development of the elderly care service system.

Dong Hui, Director

of the Senior

According to 3% of our senior citizens living in senior care institutions, we should have 540,000 senior citizens living in senior care institutions, but in fact, our province only has more than 30,000 senior care services. personnel.

　　According to statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there are currently 340,000 elderly service institutions and facilities nationwide, with more than 8 million beds. According to the national standard, the ratio of elderly caregivers to the elderly is 1:4. At least 2 million caregivers are required, not including those who work. There is a big gap in the staff of home care services and caregivers.

Li Yongxin, deputy director of the Department of Elderly Care Services of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: If the

human problem is not resolved well, the development of elderly care services will be restricted to a large extent.

Ministry of Civil Affairs: Train 2 million elderly care workers by the end of next year

　　The reporter learned from the Ministry of Civil Affairs that in order to alleviate the shortage of elderly caregivers, by the end of next year, the country will train 2 million elderly caregivers. At present, all localities have increased the training of elderly caregivers.

　　At present, more than 200 colleges and universities in our country have opened nursing service and management majors, and gradually built a three-dimensional professional education system from technical colleges, vocational schools, vocational schools to undergraduate schools.

Shandong Province subsidizes 1 million yuan to each college that establishes nursing service majors, which has led 66 colleges and universities to open nursing service and related majors. At present, there are 11,000 students in the province.

Yan Xiaohong, deputy dean of the School of Social and Law, Shandong Women's University: In the

first year of opening (undergraduate majors), students are worried about whether students are willing to apply. I am very happy that we recruited students very well when we recruited students, and students did not transfer majors.

Zhang Mengqiang, deputy director of the Civil Affairs Department of Shandong Province:

For college and

students entering the pension industry, a one-time entry subsidy of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan will be given, and a one-time bonus of 3,000 to 3,000 yuan will be given to those who have obtained the corresponding skill level after entry. 5000 yuan.

　　In addition to the training of talents in colleges and universities, many places have introduced preferential policies for senior nursing talents. Henan Province has identified 17 provincial-level senior nursing staff training and training bases to implement vocational skills improvement actions for senior nursing staff.

Dong Hui, Director of the Senior Care Service Department of the Henan Provincial Civil Affairs Department: All

need to give (care workers implementation) corresponding entry subsidies, training subsidies, and working age subsidies, including some housing security, children's schooling and other corresponding benefits.

　　The Beijing Municipality has issued a method to grant job rewards ranging from 500 yuan to 1,500 yuan per month to caregivers of different vocational skill levels.

For college graduates who are engaged in the elderly care service industry, an entry bonus of 40,000 to 60,000 yuan will be given.

　　In Nantong, Jiangsu, through the form of government procurement of services, the old-age care training is carried out. The city plans to train 10,000 old-age care workers in the past three years.

Yu Hao, Director of the Elderly Service Division of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Nantong, Jiangsu Province:

Outstanding performance can be recommended for the award of Nantong City Model Workers, or Nantong City May 1st Labor Medal and other honorary titles, so as to further enhance the social identity and social identity of the elderly service practitioners. Professional sense of honor.

Li Yongxin, deputy director of the Senior Care Services Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: In the

next step, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will work with relevant departments to promote the establishment and improvement of the vocational skill level certification system for elderly caregivers, build a national information and credit management system for elderly caregivers, and support qualified regions to formulate entry subsidies , Preferential policies such as points settlement and wage subsidies.