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Research On The Community Services For The Urban Elderly In Shanghai

Posted on:2011-03-05Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L YuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2246330395466328Subject:Social security
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Shanghai is first region to enter the society of population aging in China, and itspopulation aging problem is the most serious of the whole nation. In recent years,accompanied by a sustained decline in fertility rates, the population aging of Shanghai isexperiencing a period of acceleration and deepening, which has brought great challenges tothe development of the urban economy. The development of old-age care institutions inShanghai has been unable to meet the needs of the additional support and care for theelderly, however, family support is continuously weakening with the development ofmodern society and the the changes of family structure. The establishment of communityservice system for the elderly is imminent, so providing community service for the elderlyis the fundamental way to look after the elderly properly.In this paper, through the investigation and analysis of demand and supply of thecommunity services for the urban elderly in Shanghai, it is found that there is not a smallgap between the need of the community service for the elderly and the community supplycapacity, which is manifestated concretely by lack of balance between the demand and thesupply of community service for the elderly and the low utilization of community servicesand facilities provided for the elderly. Then, demand of community services for the elderlyis binary logistic regression analysed with the old group’s own needs as a starting point.The main affecting factors in various community services are been found through stepwiseregression analysis of community services for the elderly. After that, demand for variouscommunity services for the elderly is hierarchicallly analysed with the methods AnalyticHierarchy Process, so as to establish a reasonable community service system and carry out amore rational form of community service, finally to meet the need of community service forthe elderly.Referenceing experience of community service for the elderly from home and abroad,based on the investigation and analysis of demand and supply of the community servicesfor the urban elderly in Shanghai, this paper puts forward countermeasures and suggestions. Firstly, we should clearly delineate government accountability and encourage theparticipation of non-profit organizations. Secondly, we should carry out variouscommunity services for the elderly owing to demand diversity. Thirdly, we should establishcommunity service system for the eldly oriented by the demand of the elderly. Finally,self-service of the elderly in the community should be developed to form a mutual aidmechanism for each other.A special feature of this paper lies in the comprehensive investigation and analysis ofdemand of the elderly and supply of the community services for the urban elderly inShanghai. Then based on the analytical results and the data, related countermeasures andsuggestions are put forward.
Keywords/Search Tags:the elderly, community, service demand, community service for theelderly
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