Shanghai: Front-Runner of Community-Based Eldercare in China |
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| Authors: | Lin Chen Wen-Jui Han |
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| Institution: | 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, Chinalinc@fudan.edu.cn;3. Professor, Co-Director, NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai, Shanghai, China, and Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | Facing dramatic growth in its elderly population, Shanghai, China’s economic center, has strategically exercised decentralized policy-making power to develop community-based service centers for the elderly. A growing number of elders have been using such services, particular dining services, since 2007. We discuss the evolution in community-based eldercare services in Shanghai, using dining services as an example. We also compare these service centers in Shanghai to multipurpose senior centers in the United States to offer policy recommendations for Shanghai and China’s growing eldercare industry. Tailored policy recommendations are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | China community-based long-term care eldercare health care reform health care system policy |
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