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elderly care

Aging population pressures existing elderly care system

On Douban, a Chinese social media platform, over 50,000 people have been sharing their anxieties, hopelessness, pain, and even hatred of the burden caused by taking care of their aging parents. Those taking part in the discussion all have one…

The 14th Five-Year Plan: what’s new in elderly care?

Falls have become the leading cause of injury-related death for people over 65 years old in China. More than 40 million over 65s suffer at least one fall every year, with about half of them occurring at home, according to…