China News Service, Guangzhou, March 7th (Cai Minjie, Li Guoquan) The 2023 Guangzhou Civil Affairs Work Conference was held in Guangzhou on the 7th.
The meeting pointed out that seven key tasks should be done well this year, including supporting Nansha District to take the lead in exploring "cross-border" elderly care, and facilitating the elderly care of Hong Kong and Macau residents.
The Outline of the Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area states that it is necessary to promote cooperation in social security and social governance, deepen cooperation in elderly care services, and support Hong Kong and Macao investors in setting up social services such as elderly care in the form of sole proprietorship, joint ventures or cooperation in the nine cities of the Pearl River Delta in accordance with regulations Institutions to create convenient conditions for Hong Kong and Macao residents to retire in Guangdong.
Promote the combination of medical care and elderly care, and build a number of regional demonstration bases for healthy elderly care.
The "Overall Plan for Deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Comprehensive Cooperation Facing the World in Nansha, Guangzhou" proposes to facilitate Hong Kong and Macao residents' medical care and elderly care.
Enhance the attractiveness of Nansha elderly care institutions to the elderly in Hong Kong and Macau, increase the proportion of beds in Nansha public elderly care institutions for non-resident populations, and grant Hong Kong and Macau residents the qualifications to apply for a pilot; support Hong Kong in expanding the residential care service plan for residential care in Guangdong, and include qualified elderly care institutions in Nansha Among them, the elderly in Hong Kong enjoy the same subsidies as those in Hong Kong.
At present, Guangzhou is increasing institutional innovation, policy supply, and financial investment, improving the model of "big city and big pension" with Guangzhou characteristics, and increasing efforts to support Nansha District to take the lead in exploring and facilitating the elderly care of Hong Kong and Macao residents.
In order to facilitate Hong Kong and Macao residents to live in Nansha District for the elderly, Guangzhou will also provide a series of convenient measures, including: applying for Guangzhou Senior Citizens Preferential Cards for Hong Kong and Macao seniors who hold valid residence permits in Guangzhou, enjoying the same preferential services as household residents; The elderly in Hong Kong and Macao provide free health checkups once a year and enjoy the health management services for the elderly; provide guidance for the elderly in Hong Kong and Macao who need medical care and elderly care and the evaluation of disabled elderly; The elderly provide home care, home care and other services.
In November last year, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Nansha District, Guangzhou City drafted the "Implementation Plan for Public Elderly Care Institutions in Nansha District to Accommodate Hong Kong and Macao Elderly in the District (Draft for Public Opinion)", which intends to gradually open up the exclusive channel for the elderly with Hong Kong and Macao household registration to enter the Nansha District public office Pension agency.
The first batch of special beds for the elderly with Hong Kong and Macao household registration is planned to be no more than 50. The beds are mainly nursing beds, and special beds will be gradually added according to actual needs.
The relevant person in charge of the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau pointed out that it will shape new advantages and explore more new experiences in the new track of cross-border people's livelihood cooperation.
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