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Population Ageing and Community-Based Old Age Care Supply in China

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The Chinese society is becoming old before becoming rich. It is also experiencing major social transitions such as smaller household sizes, intergenerational separation resulting from urbanisation, and the lack of community-level support networks for older people in need. These features pose hurdles to the development of an old age care system. In this chapter, the author argues that an old age care system is gradually taking shape with community-based care taking the lead. However, the current system continues to face the challenges of a lack of sustainable business models for private and social providers and the insufficient quality of labour supply. This study highlights not only the new policy changes that are being implemented to effectively address the weaknesses in the system but also the future directions related to policy reform and research.

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Li, B. (2023). Population Ageing and Community-Based Old Age Care Supply in China. In: Chun Tat Shum, T., Kwong, C.C.L. (eds) Housing and Ageing Policies in Chinese and Global Contexts. Quality of Life in Asia, vol 15. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5382-0_5

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