Comparative Research on the Elderly Community
AUTHORS
Tianyi Zhang,Mudanjiang Normal University, China
ABSTRACT
Population aging is a realistic and irreversible problem that the world has to face. With the advent of this process, all aspects of the economy and society will be profoundly affected by population aging. At present, various elderly care services are gradually relying on and relying on the development of the community. The emergence of retirement communities is a product of the development of an aging society. It is from the family pension to the social pension, which has epoch-making significance. As we all know, the mature development of American senior care communities has important references and enlightenment for the construction of global senior care communities. China is a developing country and is in a period of rapid development. This article selects American retirement communities and Chinese retirement communities as two types of research objects, starting from population, economy, retirement model, cultural values, and comparing development and operation, service concepts, service content, legal policies, and talent supply. Analyze the differences in the operating models of the elderly care communities in China and the United States, and compare the human resources of the elderly care communities in China and the United States in terms of the supply and demand of nursing staff, qualifications, and volunteer teams. Provide experience and reference for the construction of global elderly care communities.
KEYWORDS
Population aging, Retirement community, Community construction
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