Capacity Building and Training in China Du Peng Renmin University of China IFA 11th Globe Conference on Ageing, May 29,2012

Content The changing needs Capacity building and training

I. The changing needs By the end of 2011, 185 million aged 60+,account for 13.7%; 123 million aged 65+,9.1%.

Population ageing, 2000-2100

Trend of older persons with ADL problem

Key data by 2015 220 million older persons aged 60+ 15 million need daily care 6 million beds available in institutions

Changing living arrangements Shrinking family size Increasing migration from rural areas More older persons living alone Lacking of institutional care Changing care tradition and lacking of relevant skills.

Changing government role To provide basic public service Social care service system: aging-in-place, community based care services, and institutional care To purchase service instead of providing services directly by the government Family-centered development strategy

Lacking of professional care givers More than 10 million older persons need daily care. Less than 300,000 professional care givers. Less than 100,000 are certified care givers. In some provinces, such as Guangdong, among 7,700 professional care givers, only 5% are certified.

II. Capacity building and training Policy makers Service providers Researchers

Policy makers National plan on establish the social service system to the older persons(2011-2015) To double the institutional beds. To accommodate 3% older persons. Priorities on social security, medical care, productive ageing, lifelong learning and quality of life.

Service providers To bridge the gap in community To develop institutions with specialized services. Capacity building on services management.

Provincial plan Beijing: 9064 plan and action Shanghai:9073 plan and action Different models on service providing: Beijing: coupon for older persons 80+ Shanghai: care needs test

Researchers Gerontology education development Education and training network Curriculum and textbooks International collaborations

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