Abstract
Objective In order to provide evidence for improving the quality of managers in elderly care institutions, this paper explored the situation of managers of elderly care institutions in a city in Central China under the national guidelines for the combination of medical and elderly health care. Design A cross-sectional study carried out in a city in Central China was designed. Setting. The online questionnaire was distributed to the managers of six elderly care institutions in a city in Central China. Participants. The questionnaire was sent to 61 recipients; from this, 60 responses were obtained. Results There was a 98% response rate. The study found that most managers in elderly care institutions were middle-aged, with low education level and years of management. The job mobility was high, and 27% of the managers had no relevant certificates. Management years had a significant influence on the rate of certificate holding (P < 0.05). Some managers were less than 30 years old and had college degree or above, which indicated that people with young and high levels of education were more likely to become managers. However, there was no significant difference in educational level among managers of different ages (P > 0.05). 56.6% of the managers have received provincial or municipal training, and few managers have received the national level training. The education level is positively related to the access to training opportunities. More than half of the managers earn less than ¥3000 a month. The study showed that the education level was positively related to the career growth space (P < 0.05). Conclusions Specialized training and high salary should be provided for managers to improve their elderly care skills and hence the quality of elderly care service. In addition, in order to improve the education level of managers, a long-term continuing education system should be established gradually. Through expanding the enrollment scale of the nursing school, carrying out training about elderly care skills, and issuing vocational skills certificates to those who pass the examination, the number of local nurses for the elderly will be increasing, and the quality of the elderly care service will be improving.
Highlights
According to the law of the People’s Republic of China on the protection of the rights and interests of the elderly, the elderly refers to citizens over the age of 60
E interview contents for managers include the basic information, age, education level, specialty, salary, professional certificate, working years, daily working hours, working contents, previous work, relevant training received, willingness to engage in elderly care service, and measures to improve the welfare of managers in elderly care institutions
A total of 61 questionnaires were distributed to all elderly care institutions in a city in Central China
Summary
According to the law of the People’s Republic of China on the protection of the rights and interests of the elderly, the elderly refers to citizens over the age of 60. A study shows that China has already entered an aging society, and the aging process is accelerating. At the end of 2016, there were 230.86 million people aged 60 and over in China, accounting for 16.7% of the total population, and 15.03 million people aged 65 and over [2]. By 2020, there will be 248 million people aged 60 and over in China, and by 2050, there will be more than 318 million people, accounting for more than 30% of the total population. China will enter into a society of severe aging and become the country with
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