According to the survey data of the National Health Commission, the current pension model in China is roughly the "9073" pattern, that is, 90% of the elderly care at home, 7% of the elderly rely on community pension, and 3% of the elderly live in pension institutions.
Home care for the elderly is the mainstream model of care in China, which has also generated a huge demand for providing basic care, life care and other services for the elderly at home. In order to better meet the needs of the elderly for home care and ensure their quality of life, recently, the national standard of "Basic Specifications for Home Care Home Care Services" (GB T 43153-2023) was officially released, which is the first national standard for home care services in China.
What is the home care service?
Service activities related to physical function maintenance, mental health support, daily life assistance, and environmental improvement for the elderly at home.
Home-based care for the elderly is a home-based service content
Life care: meal assistance service, bathing service, cleaning service, walking service, medical assistance service, emergency service;
Basic care services: life care, excretory care, nursing assistance, medication care, ** nursing;
Health management services: information collection, health monitoring, health consultation, health intervention;
Visiting and caring services: door-to-door visits, emergency response;
Spiritual comfort services: companionship support, regular assistance to the willing elderly to go out for activities or go to service institutions to participate in group activities, etc.;Emotional counseling, heart-to-heart talks and exchanges with the elderly, and patient listening to the elderly;Psychological comfort, through mental health education, psychological intervention means to adjust the psychological state of the elderly;
Entrusted agency services: **Including the purchase of daily necessities, booking tickets, booking vehicles, etc.;Agency, including picking up and delivering letters, documents and articles, applying for legal aid, relief services, etc.;Payment, including the payment of water, electricity, gas, communication fees and other daily expenses;
Renovation services for the elderly in the family living environment: environmental assessment, basic transformation, and special transformation.
The significance of the release of the "Basic Specifications for Home Care Home Care Services".
01.Regulate the order of the home care service market
The Basic Specifications for Home Care Door-to-door Care Services reasonably define the scope of home-based care services, and make specific specifications for the qualifications of the supply subjects and the content requirements of the supply process, such as clarifying that the service organization should disclose the service, service content, service mode, charging standard, payment method and service supervision method, etc., which provides specific guidance for the relevant service institutions to carry out business, which is conducive to guiding service enterprises to improve service quality, improve service levels, and promote home-based elderly care door-to-door services towards standardization. Standardized development.
02.Protect the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly
China's Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly clearly stipulates that the relevant departments should formulate standards for the construction of pension service facilities, the quality of pension services and the profession of pension services. The "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Aging Undertakings and Pension Service System" issued by the first government also clearly proposed to promote the standardization of pension services. The issuance of the "Basic Specifications for Home Care Home Care Services" clarifies the requirements for service organizations and service personnel of home care home care services, ensures that the elderly enjoy professional and high-quality elderly care services, and effectively safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly.
Promote the innovative development of home-based elderly care services
Compared with rigid laws, the Basic Specifications for Home-based Elderly Care Services are directly oriented to specific services, with more specific and detailed provisions, and the specifications for relevant institutions and personnel are also more targeted and operable. By clarifying the service items and service quality requirements of home-based elderly care services, it is helpful to guide home-based elderly care service enterprises to continuously innovate service projects, improve service quality, and meet the diversified and personalized needs of the elderly.
04.Build a harmonious society for the elderly
By standardizing the home care service market, we can meet the needs of the elderly for home care, so that they can enjoy their old age in a familiar environment, which is conducive to maintaining the quality of life and dignity of the elderly, enhancing the sense of identity and happiness of the elderly, and promoting social harmony and stability.
Leisurely territory pension consultant thinks:Allowing the elderly to enjoy their old age in peace is both a family affair and a national affair. At present, the market demand for home-based elderly care services is large and shows a trend of diversification and multi-level, but the industry as a whole still presents problems such as insufficient effective supply and business environment to be improved. The release of the Basic Specifications for Home Care Services for the Elderly is of great significance for standardizing the market order of home care services for the elderly, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly, promoting the innovation and development of home care services, and building a harmonious society for the elderly. It is believed that by continuously improving the standardization system of elderly care services and continuously improving the accuracy and refinement of elderly care services, the majority of elderly people will gain more sense of security and happiness. If you or your family members also have home care service needs, you can call 400-696-7766 at any time, and the leisurely territory pension consultant will solve the pension problem for you in one stop.