East China’s Jiangsu province has actively promoted the construction of livelihood projects such as environmental transformation for the elderly in a bid to improve people's well-being and the quality of life.
In order to make it safer for the elderly to live at home, Jiangsu has completed the task of environmental transformation for the 30000 needy elderly families this year.
Deng Sufang, a citizen of Suzhou, has installed many intelligent devices at home, including a one button alarm, an intelligent medicine box that regularly reminds her parents to take medicine, and a watch that can be automatically located. These facilities have become the intimate "butler" who helps her take care of her parents. Deng Sufang's father is a first-degree disabled person. According to the policy, they enjoy 80% of the subsidy for installing the facilities.
The installation of these facilities has benefited from the environmental transformation for the elderly in Suzhou. Since the start of this year, Suzhou has increased its support for the installation of facilities for elderly disabled families.
Deng Sufang, Resident of Qingjianhu Garden in Suzhou Industrial Park
The approximate cost of installing these facilities is about 3000 yuan.We only paid 20% ourselves, about 600 yuan.With these alarm systems installed at home,we feel very relieved to work outside.
Jiangsu has included the elderly, disabled and severely disabled families among the economically disadvantaged in the key targets of the installation of facilities for elderly.
Hao Xiuying, Citizen of Huai'an
The neighborhood committee helped me apply for the installation of these facilities for free.Now I feel very convenient to get up and take a bath.
At the home of 93-year-old Guo Lanying in Xuzhou Economic Development Zone, the nurse is doing physical examination for the elderly. The local civil affairs department has integrated elderly care resources, piloted the integration of installation of facilities for elderly and family elderly care beds to ensure professional nursing services at the same time.
Zhang Hui, Deputy Director of Social Affairs Bureau of Xuzhou Economic Development Zone
The intelligent elderly care information service platform launched by the district government conducts real-time automatic data monitoring and evaluation on the intelligent devices of the elderly,which can timely discover the unexpected risks of the elderly at home and make emergency response.At the same time,it is equipped with professional nursing services,so that the elderly can enjoy professional home-based elderly care services without leaving home.
