Nine departments in Guangdong jointly issued a document to do a good job in the transformation of the elderly to adapt to aging at home
Author:eldexpo Time:2020-12-11 Reader:1146

Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Department of civil affairs, the provincial development and Reform Commission, the Provincial Department of finance, the Provincial Department of housing and urban rural development, the Provincial Health Commission, the provincial poverty Alleviation Office, the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation, the provincial office for the elderly Guangdong banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau and other 9 departments jointly issued the notice on doing a good job in the aging transformation of the elderly at home (hereinafter referred to as the notice). The notice implemented the deployment requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, further consolidated the basic position of family elderly care, and promoted the improvement and expansion of family elderly care services in the province.


The circular defines the objectives and tasks of the two stages. By the end of this year, the guidance on accelerating the implementation of the aging transformation project for the elderly at home issued by the Ministry of civil affairs and other nine ministries and commissions stipulates that the elderly, disabled, disabled and elderly people who are included in the scope of decentralized support for the extremely poor and the poverty-stricken population with filing cards shall be included in the guidance on accelerating the implementation of the aging transformation project for the elderly at home Families of the elderly with disabilities (hereinafter referred to as "the elderly with special difficulties") have started to implement the transformation of aging at home; during the 14th Five Year Plan period, we will continue to implement the transformation of aging at home for the elderly with special difficulties. Where conditions permit, we can expand the scope of transformation objects to the elderly, disabled and disabled elderly families in urban and rural subsistence allowances.


Specify 7 basic and 23 optional items


The notice lists the recommended list of home aging transformation projects, covering 30 transformation contents in seven categories: floor, door, bedroom, toilet and bath equipment, kitchen equipment, physical environment and elderly supplies; And guide all localities to further find out the family transformation needs of the elderly with special difficulties supported and guaranteed by the government, enrich and optimize the types and specific contents of local home aging transformation projects, form a transformation list in line with the needs of the local elderly, and reasonably determine the subsidy standards for the aging transformation of each family of the elderly with special difficulties.


It is noteworthy that the 30 reconstruction projects are divided into 7 basic projects and 23 optional projects. Basic projects are the transformation projects and articles for the elderly supported by the government for the families of the elderly with special difficulties, which are the basic content of transformation and allocation; Optional items are aging adaptation projects and articles for the elderly that can be purchased at their own expense according to the wishes of the elderly family.


Among the 7 basic projects, the ground transformation requires anti-skid treatment and height difference treatment in the areas such as toilet, kitchen and bedroom. Lay anti slip bricks or anti slip floor glue to prevent the elderly from slipping and improve safety; At the same time, cement ramps or movable ramps made of rubber and other materials shall be paved to ensure that the road surface is smooth and free of height difference obstacles, so as to facilitate the access of wheelchairs.


The bedroom trasformation requires the installation of bedside guardrail (grab bar) to assist the elderly to get up, get on and off the bed, prevent turning over and rolling off the bed, and ensure the safety of sleep and activities of the elderly.


The transformation of toilet and bathing equipment requires the installation of handrails in the toilet area or bathing area to assist the elderly to get up, stand, turn around and sit down. At the same time, shower chairs are required to assist the elderly to take a bath to avoid slipping.


For the configuration of articles for the elderly, walking sticks and anti loss decorations are required. Walking stick is used to assist the elderly to stand and walk stably; The anti loss decoration is used to monitor the positioning of the elderly with dementia or other mental disorders to avoid the loss of the elderly, including anti loss bracelets, anti loss badges, etc.


Financial funds plus social donations


Support the family transformation project for the elderly with special difficulties


The notice specifies that the aging transformation of home is mainly divided into four stages: determining the main body, organizing evaluation, organizing construction and organizing acceptance.


The notice requires that all localities at all levels should attach great importance to and strengthen organization and leadership to ensure the effective implementation of home aging transformation. Civil affairs departments should play the leading role of the joint meeting between elderly care service departments, and take the transformation of home aging adaptation as an important part of elderly care services. Municipal and county civil affairs departments should do a good job in the formulation of implementation plan, organization and implementation and performance evaluation, and strengthen the information management and monitoring of home aging adaptation.


Local civil affairs and financial departments should strengthen coordination, actively raise funds and support the aging transformation of homes. Make overall use of the central centralized lottery public welfare fund to support social welfare undertakings, the funds used for the welfare of the elderly, the local retained lottery public welfare fund and the construction funds of the provincial and local elderly care service system for the aging transformation of elderly families with special difficulties at home; Encourage and guide charitable organizations and caring social forces to donate and support the aging transformation of elderly families with special difficulties.


The housing and urban rural construction department shall incorporate the construction of elderly care service facilities into the transformation of old urban communities. Health Department (Aging Office) we should take the transformation of aging at home as an important part of implementing the healthy Guangdong action and promoting the construction of friendly communities and cities for the elderly, assist in the identification and qualification examination of relevant transformation objects, and take the lead in the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly. Guangdong banking and insurance regulatory bureau supports commercial insurance institutions to carry out products and services related to the transformation of aging at home Business innovation, and strengthen the supervision of relevant businesses according to law. The Poverty Alleviation Office shall assist in the identification and qualification examination of relevant transformation objects to ensure the high-quality completion of qualified filing and card making transformation of elderly families suitable for aging at home. The disabled persons' Federation shall assist in the identification and qualification examination of relevant transformation objects, and strengthen the connection between the barrier free transformation of poor and severely disabled families and the transformation of aging at home.


In addition, all localities should vigorously publicize the significance of home aging transformation, effectively stimulate the transformation willingness and consumption potential of urban and rural elderly families, and create a good social environment for home aging transformation.


Source: Guangdong Civil Affairs