Elderly Care Industry Research Articles

Research on How the Digital Economy Contributes to Achieving A High-Level and Balanced Development of the Elderly Care Service Industry

Abstract China’s aging population has gained significant attention. Population aging implies that the demand for elderly care services will be on the rise. However, China’s aging exhibits a notable characteristic of getting old prior to achieving affluence, which directly constrains the enhancement of the level of elderly care services. The Communist Party of China and the government attach considerable importance to the issue of population aging and pensions. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee adopted the Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Chinese-Style Modernization, emphasizing that “we should actively respond to population aging and improve the development of elderly care and elderly care industry policy mechanisms.” Regarding the supply of pension services, due to the professional and long-term nature of pension services, the supply cost remains high. The contradiction between the low level of demand and the high cost of supply might lead to the “low-level equilibrium trap” of the elderly service industry. The digital economy has achieved remarkable effects in promoting the elderly care service industry. It has played a vital role in optimizing the allocation of elderly care resources, reducing the cost of elderly care services, and creating a superior elderly care ecosystem. In this context, it holds considerable academic value and practical significance to study the impact of the digital economy on the development of pension service industry, to analyze the digital divide and bridge the path for the development of the pension service industry, and to explore the countermeasures and ideas of the digital economy to facilitate the high-level, balanced, and high-quality development of the pension service industry.

An Analysis of the Impact of Population Ageing on Inflation in China

Abstract: The relationship between demographic change and economic development is one of the most recent and important research topics. Researchers have found that aging will have a certain impact on inflation, but there is still a research gap and controversy on China's inflation problem. Therefore, this paper collects data on the aging process of China's population and inflation rate between 2004 and 2023 and applies graphical analysis and literature analysis to study the data to try to find a cleaner relationship. Through the research, it can be concluded that China's changing population structure has a relatively inhibitory effect on inflation and a negative effect on economic development. The reason may be that the decline in the labor force caused by population aging has a greater impact on aggregate demand than on aggregate supply. Overall, to reduce the impact of the deepening process of population aging, postponing the retirement age and developing the elderly care industry can be an effective way to boost aggregate supply growth to control the increased inflation rate.

Service specification for senior care workers with traditional Chinese medicine specialty

Abstract Senior care workers specializing in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) healthcare have become an indispensable force in institutional care, community care, and home care. The first Chinese nursing service team aimed to improve the health of the elderly by providing continuous services for physical and mental well-being, disease prevention, physical amelioration, and overall health enhancement using TCM concepts, methods, and technologies. The primary purpose of formulating this TCM health and elderly care worker service specification was to standardize services within the TCM elderly care industry, ensuring that the elderly receive better health and elderly care services supported by technical expertise. This specification outlined the basic requirements for TCM health and elderly care workers, including standards for service content, service quality control, service evaluation, and improvement. It primarily focused on the content and requirements of TCM health and elderly care services, such as constitution identification, life care, acupoint healthcare, and TCM auxiliary nursing for elderly individuals with chronic diseases. This specification is applicable to TCM health and elderly care personnel at various levels of hospitals and healthcare institutions and is noted for its strong applicability and effectiveness.

Study on Actively Coping with Population Aging in Dalian Lushunkou District

Health and longevity are the eternal pursuit of human development. The report of the 20th National Congress emphasized: "Implement a national strategy to actively respond to population aging and develop the elderly care industry". It is estimated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the number of elderly people aged 60 and above in my country will exceed 300 million, and my country will enter a moderate aging stage from a mild aging stage. Population aging has brought several practical challenges to social and economic development. How to judge China's aging situation? How to respond to the challenges of aging? How to ensure and improve the quality of life and life of the elderly? These issues have become the focus of attention from all walks of life. Therefore, we must recognize aging, grasp aging, and use aging to serve my country's modernization construction.

How Will Our Retirement Life Be? An Analysis of Elderly Care through the Lens of the Forest Therapy Industry

With the development of the social economy and the arrival of the aging era, the issue of elderly care has increasingly gained social attention. This matter not only concerns the personal interests of individuals but also represents a significant focal point in the construction of social welfare systems, influencing the development direction of multiple industries. As the elderly population continues to grow, there is a pressing need for innovative and sustainable care solutions. Among the diverse elderly care models, the forest therapy industry emerges as a new direction, providing seniors with a comfortable natural environment that promotes physical and mental health. This approach not only enhances the well-being of older adults but also serves as an important avenue for rational and sustainable development through the utilization of forest ecological products. This paper explores the connection between elderly care models and the forest therapy industry, offering insights into the current state and future development of the Chinese elderly care sector. By examining the benefits of integrating forest therapy into existing care frameworks, this study aims to provide practical recommendations. It is hoped that these insights will serve as a reference for stakeholders in the Chinese elderly care industry, promoting the positive role of forest therapy in optimizing and enhancing elderly care models for a healthier, happier aging population.

A Literature Review of China’s Smart Elderly Care Industry

With the aging population in China, the issue of elderly care has gradually become a topic of concern in today’s society. Traditional elderly care models can no longer meet the needs of contemporary elderly people. Therefore, smart elderly care, as a new type of elderly care model formed by the development of information technology, can provide efficient, convenient, and personalized services for the elderly, with broad market prospects and development space. Therefore, the smart elderly care industry is also receiving increasing attention from researchers, and the number of related papers is also increasing year by year. This article uses China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) as the database source and conducts a search under the theme of “smart elderly care industry” in the search box. A visual analysis is conducted on 525 articles found from 2013 to 2024. It is found that research on the smart elderly care industry in China began in 2013, and the annual circulation of related papers has been on the rise since 2019. This paper reviews the literature on three research directions including problems and strategies of the smart elderly care industry, the elderly care industry under Internet plus and artificial intelligence, and related policies of the smart elderly care industry. Through analysis, it finds that some researchers are committed to studying some problems of the smart elderly care industry, and put forward some suggestions, such as establishing a unified smart elderly care service standard and finding an appropriate industrial integration path based on the needs of the elderly. Some researchers believe that the Internet and artificial intelligence will bring opportunities to the elderly care industry, help to accurately position the market, and meet the needs of the elderly. Some policy researchers have also found that the Chinese government is increasingly valuing the smart elderly care industry. Hence, by summarizing and evaluating the current situation, development, and related policies of the smart elderly care industry, this study hopes to provide some ideas and directions for researchers in the research of the smart elderly care industry.

Research on the Design Requirements of Aging-Friendly Furniture Based on the Physiological and Behavioral Characteristics of Elderly People in China Nursing Home

The aging of China’s population and the growth of the elderly care industry have necessitated higher requirements for the design and research of aging-friendly furniture in nursing homes. However, current furniture manufacturers and designers do not adequately consider the unique characteristics of the elderly in nursing homes, resulting in a limited number of truly aging-friendly furniture products. Given the physiological and behavioral changes that occur with age, there is an urgent need for design to enhance interaction and communication between the elderly and their living furnishings. Therefore, it is crucial to develop and design aging-friendly furniture that aligns with the physiological and behavioral characteristics of the elderly population in nursing homes. This study aims to discover, investigate, develop, and focuses on design requirements for aging furniture in China nursing home.

Exterior Design and Application of Intelligent Elderly Care Bracelet in the Era of Science and Technology

With the continuous development of the economy and society, various types of smart wristbands are emerging one after another, and the competition in the elderly care industry is becoming increasingly fierce. Among them, the convenient elderly care ability has become one of the main indicators to measure the competitiveness of elderly care. In the decades of development, the demand for elderly care in China has been increasing, and the ability of smart elderly care wristbands has been continuously improving. However, there are still many problems in their ability, which need to be further improved. This article takes the intelligent elderly care bracelet as the research object. Firstly, it explores the background and significance of the topic, summarizes and sorts out a series of theories and methods involved, and reviews the research status of intelligent elderly care at home and abroad. Then, it introduces the relevant theoretical basis for the ability of the bracelet we designed. Further analysis of the current situation of the elderly care bracelet industry.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture, Senior Tourism and Elderly Care Industry: Analysis and Discussion on the Integrated Development Under the Background of Big Health

In the era of the rise of the concept of Big Health, traditional Chinese medicine culture, senior tourism and elderly care industry show a trend of integration. Combining traditional Chinese medicine health and ecological tourism, a new form of business is taking shape in the elderly care industry, which is the "cross-border" cooperation between traditional Chinese medicine and tourism. This paper sought to analyze the integrated development and potential of traditional Chinese medicine culture, senior tourism and elderly care industry; discuss the realistic dilemma of the integrated development under the background of big health. This Thesis makes an in-depth study on the standardization degree and influence of the integration of traditional Chinese medicine culture and Senior Tourism and Elderly Care Industry through literature review method, and reveals the problems and challenges in the current traditional Chinese medicine culture and Senior Tourism and Elderly Care Industry .The feasibility of traditional Chinese medicine culture and Senior Tourism and Elderly Care Industry was studied in depth by means of various evaluation indicators and sample survey.

Systematic evaluation of the elderly care industry based on energy factor inputs

The energy factor is the foundation of economic and social development, and it is also an important prerequisite for the effective operation of the elderly care industry. Based on the perspective of energy factor input, this paper constructs the DPSR mechanism model of the energy-elderly care industry system. Taking Shanghai as an example, through its 2010–2019 15 index data such as energy factors and industrial economy, the Entropy-TOPSIS method is comprehensively used to evaluate the energy-elderly care industry system. Finally, the following conclusions are drawn: (1) The energy factor has an important impact on the operation of the elderly care industry through its effect on the driving force module, the pressure module and the state module; (2) The elderly care industry has an important impact on the energy factor through the conduction of the response module; (3) The evaluation results of the Shanghai energy-elderly care industry system showed a continuous improvement trend from 2010 to 2019.

Perceived HRM and turnover intentions of elderly care workers: perspective from person-job fit and institutional ownership

BackgroundAlthough the phenomenon of high turnover rate in the elderly care industry has existed for a long time, there are few studies that have constructed frameworks to comprehensively analyze the strength of the effects of various factors on the turnover intention of elderly care workers.. This study analyzed the impact of different types of perceived human resource management practices on elderly care workers’ turnover intentions and whether this relationship is moderated by person-job fit and ownership of elderly care institutions.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional and regional survey study. The study included questionnaire survey data from a total of 305 elderly care workers from 42 elderly care institutions in 21 provinces in China during June to September 2021. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression, and heterogeneity analyses were performed.ResultsPerceived work environment (β\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$\\beta$$\\end{document}=-0.5164, p< 0.01), perceived occupational protection (β\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$\\beta$$\\end{document}=-0.3390, p< 0.01), perceived welfare benefits (β\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$\\beta$$\\end{document}= -0.2620, p< 0.01) and perceived competency training (β\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$\\beta$$\\end{document}= -0.1421, p< 0.1) were all significantly and negatively related to turnover intentions, the quality of perceived work environment has the greatest impact on elderly care workers’ turnover intentions. Under the moderating effects of person-job fit and ownership of elderly care institutions, there existed heterogeneity between perceived human resource management and turnover intentions among elderly care workers. High level of person-job fit and elderly care institutions’ public feature can effectively weaken the negative impact of each type of perceived human resource management on turnover intention among elderly care workers.ConclusionsThe managers of elderly care institutions should optimize the management mechanism, typically pay attention to elderly care workers’ working environment, formulate and improve the professional standards and job requirements for elderly care workers, promote the public welfare value of nursing care services, and strengthen the sense of honor and responsibility of elderly care workers to reduce the turnover rate.

Analysis of the Research Status of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pension Industry Based on Bibliometrics

At present, the problem of population aging in China is becoming increasingly prominent, and the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and elderly care is becoming a hot topic. In this paper, VOSviewer was used to statistically and visually analyze the literature related to traditional Chinese medicine pension in CNKI database from 2013 to 2023. Firstly, we collected and sorted out the research literature on the Chinese medicine pension industry in recent years, and then used bibliometric methods to quantitatively analyze the quantity, quality and research fields of the literature. The study found that the number of research literature on the elderly care industry of traditional Chinese medicine has increased year by year, the research quality has been continuously improved, and the research field has gradually expanded. At the same time, we also found that the research hotspots of traditional Chinese medicine for the elderly care industry are mainly focused on elderly care services, traditional Chinese medicine health preservation, rehabilitation treatment, etc (Ge &amp; Xu, 2023). In addition, this paper also puts forward the shortcomings and development directions of the research on the Chinese medicine pension industry in China and hopes that this study can provide useful reference and guidance for the development of the Chinese medicine pension industry. Based on the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database as the main data source, this paper uses the topic search method in advanced search to search the CNKI database, and confirms that “Chinese medicine for the elderly” is used to read a large number of literature and understand the health care of traditional Chinese medicineAs the theme, the document format was set to see the full text only and Chinese and English extensions, the search time range was set from January 1th, 2013 to December 31th, 2023, the document type was set to academic journals, and the journal source category was set to all journals, a total of 149 articles were obtained, excluding news, publicity, interviews, correspondence and other literature that did not meet the research theme, and finally a total of 149 articles were obtained by manual screening 126 articles in Chinese. VOSviewer is an open-source network analysis tool, mainly used for scientific literature analysis, which can help users carry out visual analysis and network construction and is suitable for analyzing the research status of a certain field. In this paper, the VOSviewer visual analysis tool was used to process and analyze the literature data of 126 academic journals included in CNKI from 2013 to 2023, and the knowledge map of Chinese medicine pension in China was drawn, so as to visually analyze the author cooperation, hot topics and cutting-edge trends of Chinese medicine pension research in China.

Aging with robots: A brief review on eldercare automation

Abstract Robotic solutions designed to cater to the needs of the elderly, commonly known as eldercare robots or nursing robots, hold the promise of delivering intelligent elderly care, alleviating societal caregiving pressures, and reducing financial burdens on nations. Scholars across various disciplines have delved into the realm of eldercare robotics from different perspectives. Four types of robots at the design level are currently used in the elderly care industry: (1) anthropomorphic, (2) zoomorphic, (3) cartoon, and (5) mechanical functional. They can play such roles as assistants, companions, and even surrogate pets, providing support for the elderly’s daily routines, cognitive enhancement, and emotional well-being. Acceptance of eldercare robots hinges on 3 key factors: (1) technical attributes, (2) user-specific characteristics, and (3) the surrounding social environment. The utilization of eldercare robots has the potential to positively impact various aspects of the elderly population, such as their physiological health, cognitive abilities, psychological well-being, and social interactions. However, it can also lead to social isolation, reduced autonomy, increased sense of objectification, blurred responsibility attribution, and tendencies towards deceptive and childish behavior. In addition, eldercare robots also influence healthcare professionals in terms of workload, working conditions, job satisfaction, and sense of purpose, both positively and negatively. This paper examines these research findings within the context of theories in communication, technology ethics, and medical ethics, shedding light on the multifaceted landscape of eldercare robotics.

Analyzing the Challenges in Aged Care in China

China, an economic powerhouse with a population of nearly 1.4 billion, has a significant elderly population. According to China's seventh population census (as of 2022), the number of people aged 65 and above in China has reached 190 million, accounting for 13.5 percent of the total population. This represents an increase of 4.9 percentage points compared to 2020. China's per capita GDP is 10,500 US dollars, compared with other countries with the same level of aging, such as Malaysia and Turkey, their per capita GDP is much higher than China, which highlights that China's society is facing the problem of "getting old before getting rich". Therefore, in view of these challenges, this paper starts with various kinds of pension problems existing in Chinese society in recent years. To analyze the present situation, problems and challenges of the old society in our country and the future development trend. At the same time, this paper puts forward suggestions on the development of China's elderly care industry from the aspects of talent training, standard construction and international cooperation.

Smart transition pathways and development incentive mechanism of China's smart community elderly care industry under market dominance: Considering a multi-subjective behavior game.

Against the backdrop of an aging population, China is actively experimenting with an innovative elderly care model, so smart community elderly care has recently received widespread attention. However, the results of the implementation of the model have not yet met the expectation due to the variety of interests among the relevant participants. In this study, we identified the most core stakeholders in smart community elderly care, developed a four-party evolutionary game model including local governments, communities, service supply enterprises and households with elderly members. By applying the system dynamics method, we simulate the evolutionary paths and explore the complex interactions at the multiparticipant level in order to facilitate the transition of community elderly care services from traditional to smart, and then propose managerial insights for accelerating the construction of smart community elderly care. The results suggest that: (1) the four players in the game influence each other and are intimately related, and the benign interaction between them will further stimulate the vitality of the smart community elderly care industry; (2) appropriate improvement in policy support will strongly promote smart community elderly care, and the incentive effect on the demand side (households with elderly members) is more significant; (3) when households' preference for smart services increases, and the perceived value to communities and enterprises reaches a certain threshold, communities and enterprises will actively adopt smart solution and technology as well as develop stable portfolio strategy; (4) measures such as simultaneously increasing the level of smart and resource synergy will promote the system evolution toward smart services, and the system is more sensitive to the internal behavior of the enterprise than the external behavior between community and enterprise.

Research on Development Strategies for the Elderly Care Industry in Liaoning Province Based on Green and Low-Carbon Concepts

Research on Development Strategies for the Elderly Care Industry in Liaoning Province Based on Green and Low-Carbon Concepts

Predicting of elderly population structure and density by a novel grey fractional-order model with theta residual optimization: a case study of Shanghai City, China

Background Accurately predicting the future development trend of population aging is conducive to accelerating the development of the elderly care industry. This study constructed a combined optimization grey prediction model to predict the structure and density of elderly population.MethodsIn this paper, a GT-FGM model is proposed, which combines Theta residual optimization with fractional-order accumulation operator. Fractional-order accumulation can effectively weaken the randomness of the original data sequence. Meanwhile, Theta residual optimization can adjust parameter by minimizing the mean absolute error. And the population statistics of Shanghai city from 2006 to 2020 were selected for prediction analysis. By comparing with the other traditional grey prediction methods, three representative error indexes (MAE, MAPE, RMSE) were conducting for error analysis.ResultsCompared with the FGM model, GM (1,1) model, Verhulst model, Logistic model, SES and other classical prediction methods, the GT-FGM model shows significant forecasting advantages, and its multi-step rolling prediction accuracy is superior to other prediction methods. The results show that the elderly population density in nine districts in Shanghai will exceed 0.5 by 2030, among which Huangpu District has the highest elderly population density, reaching 0.6825. There has been a steady increase in the elderly population over the age of 60.ConclusionsThe GT-FGM model can improve the prediction accuracy effectively. The elderly population in Shanghai shows a steady growth trend on the whole, and the differences between districts are obvious. The government should build a modern pension industry system according to the aging degree of the population in each region, and promote the balanced development of each region.

Digital Empowerment for Urban Ageing: The Case of Dishui Charity

With the deepening of population ageing and the gradual improvement of people's living standards, the multi-level and diversified service demands of the elderly groups continue to grow, and the elderly care industry is in urgent need of upgrading. Digital empowerment of the elderly service industry is an innovative move to promote the high-quality development of elderly services, establish an Internet channel for medical and nursing care integration, promote the upgrading of elderly products supplies, and promote the further improvement of the quality standard system of the urban elderly industry, digital technology empowerment provides a new impetus for the high-quality development of elderly services.

Influencing factors of the treatment level of elderly care workers and their career development prospects

BackgroundThe increasingly aging population in current China has encouraged the emergence of the diversified and multi-level elderly care service industry, and the demand for high-quality elderly life with the help of elderly caregivers continues to grow.MethodsBased on the existing questionnaire data, this article explores the influencing factors of the treatment level of care staff, and explores their future development prospects.ResultsThe results show that whether they have participated in relevant vocational skills competitions, whether they have worked overtime, whether they have overtime wages, and their monthly income have significant effects on their satisfaction of treatment levels. Elderly care workers who have participated in skills competitions are more satisfied about their salary. In addition, workers who rarely and occasionally work overtime are more satisfied compared with those who have never worked overtime; Caregivers with a monthly income of 5,000–6,999 yuan are more satisfied with their salary and treatment than those with below 3,000 yuan. ConclusionTherefore, in order to better match the supply and demand of care workers, we should provide formal training and skill competitions for them, appropriately increase their salary level and reasonably arrange their working hours, so as to attract more professional talents into elderly care industry.

Evaluation of the suitability of elderly care in prefecture-level cities in China based on GIS

The population of China is aging, and the demand for healthy elderly care is expanding. There is an urgent need to develop a market-oriented elderly care industry and cultivate a number of high-quality elderly care bases. The geographical environment is an important condition affecting the health of elderly individuals and the suitability of elderly care. Research on this topic has important guiding significance for the layout of elderly care bases and the choice of elderly care locations. In this study, a spatial fuzzy comprehensive evaluation was conducted to construct an evaluation index system based on the following standard layers: climatic conditions, topography, surface vegetation, atmospheric environment, traffic conditions, economy and population, elderly-friendly urban environments, elderly care service capabilities, and wellness and recreation resources. The index system analyzes the suitability of elderly care in 4 municipalities and 333 prefecture-level administrative regions in China, and development and layout suggestions are proposed. The results show the following: (1) The three concentrated areas with a highly suitable geographical environment for elderly care in China are the Yangtze River Delta, the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan region and the Pearl River Delta. The areas with the most concentrated unsuitable areas are the southern Xinjiang and Qinghai-Tibet areas. (2) In areas with a geographical environment that is highly suitable for elderly care, high-end elderly care industries can be deployed, and national-level elderly care demonstration bases can be built. Areas with a highly suitable temperature in Central and Southwest China can develop characteristic elderly care bases for people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Scattered areas with a highly suitable temperature and humidity can develop characteristic elderly care bases for people with rheumatic and respiratory diseases.