A joint venture of French nursing home operator Colisee Group plans to open its first Chinese complex in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in January next year as a starting point for its ambition to tap the rapidly growing demand for elderly care services in the country.
According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, elderly care service sector should focus on home-based and community-based elderly services, and the elderly care establishments should mainly take care of disabled or demented elderly people. On July 6th, the Ministry of Civil Affairs published the 13th Five-Year Plan for Development of Civil Administration (“the Plan”) printed and distributed jointly by the Ministry and the National Development and Reform Commission. It is proposed in the Plan that 35-40 beds should be provided for elderly care service for every 1000 elderly people by 2020.
Introduction: The People’s Government of Guangdong Province recently published the Opinions on Implementation of Work to Promote Integration of Medical and Health Services and Elderly Care Services (“the Opinions”), encouraging social forces to set up establishments that combine both medical and elderly care services. All elderly care establishments must provide medical and health services, and implement the policy of expanding the coverage of basic medical securities to cover some medical and rehabilitation programs such as comprehensive limb training for hemiplegic patients, recognition and cognition function rehabilitation training, assessment of daily living abilities, etc.
The 13th Five-Year Plan for Elderly Care Service System in Guangdong Province (“RFC”) was released to the public on 8th August. It is proposed in the RFC that 35 or more beds should be provided to every 1000 elderly persons in all types of elderly care facilities within the province during the 13th Five-Year period. By 2017, more than 50% of the elderly care establishments will set up a mechanism for combining medical and elderly care resources; and, by 2020, all elderly care establishments will have such a mechanism.
CCTV Economy Channel invited Li Bin, Directory of National Health and Family Planning Commission, to be the guest of its “Dialogue” Program in the evening of 28th August. Li Bin appeared before the public right at the time when the National Sanitation and Health Conference was convened and the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved of the Outline of “Healthy China 2030” Plan, so his appearance drew lots of attention. It can be said that, to some extent, the presence of Li Bin as a guest in this Dialogue Program is to give comprehensive interpretation and communication of the spirit of the National Sanitation and Health Conference attended by all top leaders in the previous week.