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China is one of the countries with a relatively high degree of population aging in the world. By the end of 2022, the population aged 60 and over in the country will be about 280 million, accounting for 19.8% of the national population. It is expected to increase to 420 million by 2035. accounted for more than 30%.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to implement a national strategy to actively respond to population aging.

How to improve the quality of old-age care for the elderly, and strengthen the ability of old-age care institutions and medical institutions to serve the elderly?

At this year's National Two Sessions, many members of the CPPCC National Committee put forward their own proposals.

　　In recent years, the process of population aging has been accelerating, which has brought certain challenges to my country's pension service system and medical service system.

From the 1990s to the present, the demand for rehabilitation medical care in my country has increased by 63%, most of whom are elderly people.

Huang Yuguang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, suggested that the Internet telemedicine project for the elderly should be gradually included in the scope of medical insurance reimbursement; policy support should be given to some secondary hospitals to optimize and transform them into geriatric medicine and rehabilitation hospitals, so as to facilitate more elderly people to seek medical treatment nearby.

Huang Yuguang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference:

This is a labor-saving method, because we have about 3,074 secondary hospitals in more than 300 cities across the country. According to preliminary statistics, 519 hospitals are operating at a loss, accounting for nearly 17% or 18%. (Proportion).

Second-level hospitals can’t have enough to eat. Why can’t we integrate resources and turn it into a rehabilitation hospital for the elderly, so that we can save money and avoid the waste of limited medical resources.

　　Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of disability and death for the elderly, which brings great pressure to society and families. Liu Meilin, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, suggested that as a preventable and curable disease, the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease should be Move the gate forward to the community to reduce the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the elderly.

Liu Meilin, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference:

As a contracted doctor, take the responsibility of the elderly, not just to manage some geriatric syndromes or general chronic diseases, but to put the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases on the front line , because, for example, insisting on a physical examination once a year, even if he is given a comprehensive assessment as soon as he signs a contract, we will make a risk stratification of the entire cardiovascular disease and risk factors. For example, after this stratification , we can know how to manage these elderly people and manage the risk factors well, so that the probability of cardiovascular events will be reduced.

　　Home-based nursing staff is a relatively new occupation at present. Due to reasons such as long working hours, high intensity, and low salary, the team is small in size, which is far from meeting the rigid needs of home-based elderly care in my country.

Xu Fengqin, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, suggested increasing the training of nursing staff for the elderly and improving their treatment.

Xu Fengqin, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference:

In fact, there are many training institutions that can provide more standardized vocational training for nurses. The most important thing is that the quality of the practitioners is still relatively low, and the income is relatively low, so they cannot attract more outstanding people. this industry.

It is still recommended to increase the income of nursing staff to strengthen the training of nursing staff and master certain knowledge, so that they can better serve elderly patients.

(CCTV)