Community governance can only be strengthened, not weakened"Uncle Yin, are you at home?We've got you covered!At noon on November 24, the staff of the "Happy Canteen" in Boshan Community, Yunshan Street, Shuangyang District, knocked on the door of Yin Defu, an elderly man who lived alone, and delivered him lunch. Seeing the food delivery staff, Yin Defu's face was full of smiles.
At noon every weekday, more than 10 elderly people living alone and empty nesters in the jurisdiction will receive hot and nutritious meals, so that they can feel the warmth from the community.
In order to further improve the living standards of the elderly, since June this year, Boshan Community has actively explored and innovated the community mutual assistance model for the elderly, created a "happy canteen", and added a happy background to the life of the elderly. Up to now, the "Happy Canteen" has provided more than 5,000 dining services for the elderly, and has truly become a canteen at the doorstep of the elderly.
Every day before lunch, the elderly people who come to eat will come to the cafeteria early, and everyone chats happily and is very lively. The canteen staff were busy before and after, guiding everyone to find a location, pick up utensils, and help with meals.
The nutritious meals and the clean and bright dining environment have made the elderly who are eating praise again and again. "We can eat hot meals at our doorstep, and the price is affordable, so we can eat with peace of mind and eat to our heart's content, and the kids have less to worry about!Wang Zhongpu, a 72-year-old resident of Jiayuan, said.
In the cooking area of the canteen, garlic sprouts back to the pot meat, high bamboo shoot meat slices, bitter gourd roast meat, fried pumpkin shredded ......The stir-fried dishes with 10 meat and vegetables are fragrant, and the old people waiting for the meal sit around and chat happily. "The food here is hygienic and delicious, which enriches our daily diet and makes everyone feel the convenience of life. 78-year-old Chi Yumei said that after the community opened a "happy canteen", it solved the problem of "difficulty in eating" for some elderly people.
Every day at noon, thirty or forty elderly people from the community come to eat, and the dishes are formulated according to everyone's suggestions. Yang Xiaoming, Secretary of the Party Committee of Boshan Community, said that the "Happy Canteen" is based on the physical condition and dietary Xi habits of the elderly in the jurisdiction, and takes the principle of "letting the elderly eat well, eat well, and eat healthy", and creates a "low price and not low quality" service for the elderly through third-party contracting. The canteen takes into account the dietary characteristics and Xi of the elderly, strictly controls the amount of oil and salt, and the taste is relatively light.
In order to ensure the sustainability of the Happy Canteen, we also provide meals and meal ordering services for young people. Yang Xiaoming said that young people from nearby companies and shopping malls are willing to come here to order food, and more than 300 servings can be ordered a day. In the operation of the "Happy Canteen", from the system to the management, from the processing of the feed to the entrance of the food, the whole process of building a food "safety wall" to ensure that the elderly eat healthy and safe. In order to solve the problem of "difficulty in eating" for the elderly, lonely widows and empty nesters, the community also provides a meal delivery service, and the staff of the canteen will deliver meals to the homes of the elderly at noon every day. The "Happy Canteen" not only meets the dining needs of the elderly, but also provides opportunities for the elderly to communicate, and the "15-minute meal service circle" created by the Boshan community has effectively improved the community's home-based elderly care service capacity and service level.
*: Shuangyang District, Changchun**.
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