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Young Chinese strike gold in caring for the silver-haired
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2/21/2024
Against the backdrop of the rising aging population, China is witnessing a giant and expanding old-age care market which has created job opportunities for younger generations.
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In Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province, door-to-door bath aid services have been burgeoning
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in recent years. The simple act of taking a bath can pose challenges to the elderly
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and dangers to disabled or semi-disabled elderly people, which has led to the rise of bath
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aid services. Official data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics showed that
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China's population aged 60 and above had reached 297 million by the end of 2023, accounting
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for 21.1% of the country's total population. Against the backdrop of a rising aging population,
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China is witnessing a giant and expanding old-age care market, which has created job
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opportunities for younger generations. According to the China Civil Affairs Statistical Yearbook
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2019-2022, the number of employees in old-age care facilities below the age of 35 has seen
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an increase. In addition to taking on the role of professional caretakers, young people
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are also bringing vigor to the day-to-day life of the elderly.
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In an old-age service center in Liaoning's Yinkou City, over 100 staff members, with
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this majority being youngsters in their 20s and 30s, spent the Spring Festival holiday
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offering company to nearly 400 senior residents in the center. The tech-savvy young staffers
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introduced the elderly residents to the charm of short videos, recording their lives and
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sharing the videos on social media platforms. Additionally, Yinkou City has also established
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an online elderly care information platform, integrating with all 164 elderly care institutions
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across the city and providing customized elderly assistance services. The platform is set up
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and run by a group of youngsters whose average age is around 30.
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China has recently released a guideline to strengthen the civil economy, which incorporates
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economic activities that cater to senior citizens with tailored products and services. This
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also helps to prepare the country for the challenges of an aging population.
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