The State Council Information Office held a press conference on the afternoon of January 9. Relevant officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs introduced relevant measures to deepen the reform and development of elderly care services.

Tang Chengpei, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said that the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform and Development of Elderly Care Services" proposes a series of reform and innovation measures to address the deep-seated contradictions that restrict the high-quality development of elderly care services.

First, in response to the problem of insufficient sound elderly care service network, it is proposed to accelerate the construction of a three-level elderly care service network at counties, townships and villages, form a service support system with comprehensive services in counties (districts), regional linkages in townships (streets), and convenient villages (communities), and promote the more systematic and complete elderly care service network.

The second is to address the problem of the inconsistent coordination of the three types of elderly care services in home and community institutions, reform measures such as consolidating the foundation of home and elderly care, strengthening community elderly care support, optimizing the professional support role of institutions and elderly care, promoting the integration of medical and nursing, filling in the shortcomings of rural elderly care services, strengthening and improving comprehensive supervision, and promoting the formation of a coordinated elderly care service supply pattern.

Third, in response to the problems of insufficient perfection of the development mechanism of elderly care services and insufficient positioning of government, market and social responsibilities, it is proposed to give full play to the leading role of the government in the development of elderly care services, the market allocation of resources in the development of elderly care services, and the social participation of elderly care services, and create a development mechanism with a coordinated effort by a proactive government, an effective market, a affectionate society, and a loving family.

Fourth, in response to problems such as insufficient protection of elderly care service elements, more specific measures have been proposed in terms of facility layout, financial support, talent team, elderly care finance, and scientific and technological applications to form a security system that is conducive to the sustainable development of elderly care services.

In summary, it means opening up the three-level elderly care service network, connecting three types of elderly care service forms, collaborating with three-dimensional elderly care service mechanisms, ensuring five-dimensional elderly care service elements, and promoting a more sound and perfect elderly care service system.