A story of one search for elder care in China:
“Although she knocked on the doors of several institutions including the Beijing No 1 Social Welfare Institute, one of the best government-run nursing homes in China, Lyu was told she would have to join a waiting list of several thousand.
“‘It would have practically taken more than 100 years before I could even think of admitting my father,’ the 55-year-old university professor said.
“After numerous phone calls and endless networking, Lyu finally found a government-subsidized nursing home run by a private operator that charges 5,000 yuan ($810) a month.
“Lyu counts herself as extremely lucky. ‘The conditions are not very good but they provide round the clock care, which is very important for my father,’ she said.”
Read more here about how changing demographics and dramatic societal changes are affecting the lives of Chinese elders, now and in the future.
