CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-ELDERLY CARE SERVICES (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-ELDERLY CARE SERVICES (CN)

(230623) -- CHANGSHA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Senior residents play chess at a social welfare center in Hanshou County of Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, June 20, 2023. The city of Changde has scaled up efforts to develop an elderly care service system composed mainly of in-home cares, community services, institutional and medical cares. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Community-based elderly care centers promoted in Hunan, China

STORY: Community-based elderly care centers promoted in Hunan, China DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the daytime care center in Hanshou County, Hunan 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIONG JIE, Community resident 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG HUI, Deputy director of Hanshou County Civil Affairs Bureau STORYLINE: China has recently issued guidelines to further advance the integration of medical and elderly care services. Eligible health care centers and nursing homes in communities, towns and villages are encouraged to upgrade and expand their facilities for integrating medical and elderly care services. In Hucheng community of Hanshou County, central China's Hunan Province, a daytime care center has provided the elderly with abundant activities such as reading, calligraphy and chess-playing. The care center is also equipped with dining room, lounge, entertainment room, infirmary, reading room and outdoor activity facilities. SOUNDBITE 1