Opinions on promoting the construction of a basic elderly care service system

I. General requirements

(1) Guiding ideology.  We will accelerate the establishment of a basic old-age service system that covers all elderly people, has clear rights and responsibilities, and ensures appropriate and sustainable care, so as to enhance their sense of gain, happiness and security.

(2) Main tasks. Basic elderly care services refer to those provided by the state directly or through certain ways to support relevant entities to provide the elderly with basic, inclusive and backstop services, including material help, care services and care services. The object, content, and standards of basic elderly care services are adjusted according to the dynamic economic and social development, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" period focuses on the needs of basic elderly care services when the elderly face difficulties such as disability, disability, and no care that are difficult for families and individuals to cope with.

(3) Working principles

-- Basic principles. Based on China's basic national conditions, taking into account the necessity and possibility, focusing on ensuring basic, wide coverage and sustainability, we will do our best and do our best to ensure the basic life and care needs of the elderly.

-- The principle of universality. In the process of improving the level of equality of basic public services, the object and content of basic elderly care services should be gradually expanded, so that all eligible elderly people can easily access basic elderly care services and have roughly equal access to them.

-- The principle of mutuality. On the basis of the effective performance of the maintenance and maintenance obligations of the dependants and dependants, through the provision of basic elderly care services, the role of the market, and the guidance of social mutual assistance, we help families in difficulties to share the burden of maintenance and care.

-- The principle of systematism. We will promote the optimization and integration of institutional resources such as social insurance, social assistance, social welfare, charity, and preferential treatment for the elderly, strengthen the coordination of institutional reforms in relevant fields, and support the development of a basic old-age service system.

Ii. Key work

(1) Formulating and implementing a list of basic elderly care services. All relevant departments in all regions shall strictly implement the National List of Basic Elderly Care Services (see annex). The clear objects, projects, contents, etc. of the National Basic Elderly Care Service List shall be dynamically adjusted according to factors such as the level of economic and social development and financial status, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs shall put forward revised opinions jointly with relevant departments in a timely manner, and be issued and implemented in the name of the department after approval according to procedures. The provincial government shall formulate and publish the specific implementation plan and list of basic old-age services in the region against the National List of Basic old-age Services, clarify the specific service objects, content, standards, etc. The list shall include the service items in the National List of basic old-age Services, and the coverage and realization degree shall not be lower than the requirements of the National List of basic old-age Services. By 2025, the basic elderly care service system will be basically complete, the list of basic elderly care services will be continuously improved, the service object, service content and service standards will be clear, the service supply, service guarantee and service supervision mechanisms will be continuously improved, and the basic elderly care service system will cover all elderly people.

(2) Establish a precision service proactive response mechanism. We will establish a statistical survey and release system for the situation of the elderly, carry out comprehensive assessments of the abilities of the elderly, formulate and improve unified national assessment standards, and promote the mutual recognition of assessment results across the country and the use of all departments as needed. Relying on the national integrated government service platform, we will promote cross-departmental data sharing, establish a precise identification and dynamic management mechanism for elderly people with difficulties, refine the institutional arrangements linked to the resident population and service radius, and gradually realize the shift from "people looking for services" to "service finding people". Promote the integration of resources in the identification, treatment, service delivery, and barrier-free environment of disabled elderly people, and strengthen the guarantee of elderly care services for disabled elderly people. To provide visiting care services for elderly people living alone, empty nest, left-behind, disabled, severely disabled, family planning and other special families. To support grassroots elderly associations and voluntary service organizations to participate in visiting care services. Relying on the grassroots management service platform, we provide elderly care service policy consultation, information inquiry, business management and other convenient elderly care services.