The Study On Assistance Problem Of Aging Disabled People In Jilin Province

According to general standard, if 10% of the population in a country are people above 60, it means this is a society with aging problem. According to the statistics, people who are above 60 have reached as many as 143 million, reaching 11% of the total population in China.There are about 3.21 million people above 60 in Jilin Province, making up 12.06% of the total population, which is slightly higher than the national average number. As is known to all, with the decline of body functions, the risks for old people to get disabled are much higher than before, even with the advanced medical treatment and the possibility of having a long life. There are some relative figures which have shown us that the total number of disabled people have reached 910 thousand, accounting for 28.35% of the senior people and 47.67% of the disabled. In order to build a harmonious society, we must be greatly concerned about disabled old people, who have special needs, have great effect on families and benefit from few relative policies. In a certain sense, the help for old people is not only the extrinsic requirements, but also the implied warranty to exemplify the superiority of the socialist system. There for the question concerning the help for disabled old people is of vital importance and has far-reaching effect. In short, it is our unavoidable duty to further speed up the research into help for disabled old people and also an urgent task we are facing and also a burning question needing immediate action. This is also the great meaning of choosing the topic for this passage.This article consists of four parts. Part one deals with five aspects: demographic characteristics, disability situation, ability to participate social activities, life and social securities, major needs and the use level of various service and help, which summarize the general conditions of disabled old people in Jilin Province.Part Two discusses the significance of helping disabled old people in the current circumstance. Firstly, the number of disabled old people is on the rise with the development of society and the proportion of old people in the total population will also go up. Secondly, disabled old people belong to the social group that has low living standard and poor living quality, with bad ability to participate. Their social security cannot be well guaranteed and there are some difficulties in their basic living functions. Thirdly, disabled old people possess special requirements and specific questions. With a lack of social supplies and limited service sources, old people's increased needs and insufficient service ability come into conflict. Lastly, disabled old people have great effects on families and society. The double features of being old and disabled result in stronger reliance on domestic economy and greater range of social security.Part Three deals with problems about help for disabled old people in Jilin Province. Firstly, problems of insufficient investment in help for disabled people still exists. What's more, public financial policies can not satisfy the needs of disabled old people and the investment is not balanced, for huge differences lie in urban and rural areas. Secondly, there are no effective laws dealing with help for disabled old people. Therefore, the rights of many disabled people have been injured. Thirdly, the policies about help for disabled people are still far from completion and enough attention has not been paid to this special group. Fourthly, government, society, communities and families also being absence. Lastly, a society in which disabled old people are cared about and helped hasn't come into being.Part Four discusses relative policies about help for disabled old people. Firstly, Construction the multi-pillar system of economic security, increase the intensity of older persons with disabilities into relief.Secondly, with the purpose of equal participation in social life, quicken the legislation process, promote the legalization of the system for Social Security for the disabled ,issue relative laws and regulations about social security according to circumstances as well as set up mechanism for carry out and evaluate social security systems. Thirdly, Extension of existing policy and development of special policies, Proposed the policy of targeted from the economic security, health care and rehabilitation of security ,and livelihood security, safeguards security are put forward a four targeted policies. Fourthly, to strengthen the main responsibility for relief efforts, building the help system for old disabled people, Lastly, carry forward the humanitarian and legal concept, to create a good social atmosphere.