Two Ministries to Accelerate Establishment of Basic Aged Care Service System

Recently, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the Notice on Organizing Central Financial Support for Centralized Care Services for Economically disabled Elderly People (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), focusing on the implementation of the national strategy to actively respond to the aging population, accelerate the construction of the basic elderly care service system, and actively develop service-oriented social assistance. Explore the establishment of sustainable and scalable long-term care service models and security mechanisms for economically disabled elderly people, and make arrangements for central financial support for centralized care services for economically disabled elderly people.