Research On The Allocation Of Community Care Services In Guangzhou From The Perspective Of Elderly Demand

The family planning policy introduced in the 1970 s,the overall fertility willingness under the pressure of living in modern society is reduced,which cause the aging problem in our country.The elderly in China accounted for more than 7% of the total population in 2000,indicating that China staged into the aging society.As of 2015,the proportion of our aging population rose to 16.10%,the total population of 220 million.Compared to the other country’s aging process after decades or even hundreds of years,China took only 18 years.How to deal with the aging issues has become one of the problems of social development.There are three kinds of elderly services model in China,including home-based care,community-based care and insititutional care.The new model of community service for the elderly at home combines the advantages of home-based care and community-based care.This model provides elders with the community care and support services,assisting elders to remain living in the community for as long as possible.It meets the need of elderly and their families,conforms to the trend of elderly care.Guangzhou is the pilot cities of community-home care,which explores the model for more than ten years.Nowaday,there are a large number of support facilities in Guangzhou.How are these facilities used? Whether it meet the real needs of the elderly? What needs to be emphasized in the future construction? These issues deserve our attention.Based on the background,this paper researches on the supply and demand differences in the quentity and function of Guangzhou community-based care facilities from two aspects: the city wide and subdistrict.At the whole city level this paper focused on the "quantity" of supply and demand differences.First of all,based on the data of census in 2000 and 2010,the paper analyzes the distribution of the elderly,including the amount of elderly,the degree of aging and the amount of the oldest old and elderly who live alone.Secondly,based on the data given by Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau,the paper analyzes the supply of five types of facilities,including the total amount of each kind of facilities,spatial distribution characteristics and their suppliers.Finally,based on the distribution of the elderly and facilities,on the one hand,to check whether those facilities is in compliance.On the other hand,accounting the per capita occupying of each kind of facilities to reflect the rationality of standards.At the subdistrict level focuses on the "function" differences in supply and demand.First of all,based on the analysis of the city,select the typical town as research object.Secondly,the paper investigate the elderly about each kind of service by means of questionnaire and interview.The investigation includes the needs of elderly,the supply of elderly services,the usage and satisfaction of each facility.Finally,the paper compares the supply and demand of elderly demand and facility function.Combined with the two levels conclusions,the paper propose the suggestion for all kinds of elderly service,from the aspect of facility-distribution principle,the index adjustment suggestions and the suppliers.