Volume 2,Issue 3
Research on the Challenges and Countermeasures Facing Traditional Elderly Care Services in the New Era from the Perspective of Intergenerational Change
From the perspective of intergenerational change, after China entered the new era, both intergenerational structure and intergenerational content have undergone significant changes. The generational mindset has shifted backward as a whole, and the physical and mental conditions of young-old adults have become more youthful, while traditional elderly care and nursing are mostly concentrated on those aged over 80. Intergenerational values and skill transmission patterns have changed; traditional family size has shrunk, and residential separation has weakened traditional family intergenerational relationships. Under intergenerational change, population aging brings multiple challenges to traditional elderly care services. Social support for young-old active adults is insufficient, the supply of individualized elderly care services lags, and services related to maintaining social relationships have shortcomings. We should establish a scientific view of elderly care, subdivide elderly care services according to differences in the elderly life cycle, vigorously develop enjoyment-oriented and leisure health and wellness services for young-old adults, build a diversified elderly care service pattern, and realize a later life of health, longevity, and spiritual enrichment for older adults.
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