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Aged care homes provide collective housing for the elderly and have relatively complete supporting service facilities.

Aged Care Home

Aged care homes provide collective housing for the elderly and have relatively complete supporting service facilities.
Chinese name
Aged Care Home
Competent authority
Civil Affairs Bureau
To provide patients with long-term medical care, rehabilitation promotion,
As the elderly grow older, they generally suffer from various diseases, especially strokes, paralysis and vegetative diseases.
It is understood that the total number of beds in Beijing's senior care institutions is 38,000, which is still a certain distance from the citizens' demand for senior care. According to the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", the total number of elderly beds in the city will reach 50,000 by 2010, with an average of 2.3 beds per 100 elderly people. In this regard, Wu Shimin, director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, revealed that Beijing plans to build 10,000 elderly beds every year for the next three years, which is equivalent to building 200,000 square meters of housing each year. At this rate, the total number of senior care beds in Beijing will reach 68,000 by 2010, exceeding the targets set in the 11th Five-Year Plan.
At this stage, general nursing homes do not have comprehensive medical facilities, and often the elderly are ill to be sent to the hospital for treatment and care by their families. The medical-type elderly care center fully reflects the medical characteristics. Every morning, the nurse measures the body temperature and blood pressure of the elderly, and performs nursing based on the test results. For example, if it is found that the elderly have high blood sugar, they will immediately adjust the diet for the elderly and make special recipes. Let family members have a sense of peace of mind and the elderly have a sense of security. Elderly care homes generally integrate disease prevention, treatment, care and
Generally suffer from various diseases, especially stroke, paralysis and vegetative,
It is understood that the total number of beds in Beijing's senior care institutions is 38,000, which is still a certain distance from the citizens' demand for senior care. According to the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", the total number of elderly beds in the city will reach 50,000 by 2010, with an average of 2.3 beds per 100 elderly people. In this regard, Wu Shimin, director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, revealed that Beijing plans to build 10,000 elderly beds every year for the next three years, which is equivalent to building 200,000 square meters of housing each year. At this rate, the total number of senior care beds in Beijing will reach 68,000 by 2010, exceeding the targets set in the 11th Five-Year Plan.
At this stage, general nursing homes do not have comprehensive medical facilities, and often the elderly are ill to be sent to the hospital for treatment and care by their families. The medical-type elderly care center fully reflects the medical characteristics. Every morning, the nurse measures the body temperature and blood pressure of the elderly, and performs nursing based on the test results. For example, if it is found that the elderly have high blood sugar, they will immediately adjust the diet for the elderly and make special recipes. Give family members a sense of peace of mind and a sense of security for the elderly. Elderly care homes generally integrate disease prevention, treatment, care, and hospice care, and are mainly designed for elderly people who are suffering from illness and lack care. It is different from ordinary social pension institutions and different from ordinary hospitals. It can not only provide daily health care, rehabilitation treatment, life care, fitness and entertainment for the elderly, but also provide medical assistance and hospice care at any time. .
Aged care homes combine the advantages of hospitals and elderly apartments and make up for the shortcomings of hospitals and elderly apartments. In particular, some elderly with chronic diseases and bedridden lives in elderly care homes can not only enjoy the daily life and medical services provided by professional staff, but also the cost is not high. In the event of an emergency, the hospital can be rescued in time. So as to achieve the real sense of old age and medical care.

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