TITLE:
Status Quo, Problems and Countermeasure Research of Home-Based Care Service Market in China—A Case Study of Sichuan Province
AUTHORS:
Jianping Lu
KEYWORDS:
Home-Based Care Service, Demand, Supply, Problems, Countermeasures
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.3 No.11,
November
17,
2015
ABSTRACT: This paper makes a case study of Sichuan Province where a large number of aging population lives. By the social investigation method, 350 aged community people are interviewed to discuss the conflict between supply and demand in the current home-based care service market and the problems arising out of the market-oriented operation. In addition, this paper brings about specific countermeasures and recommendations, with a view to give full play to the role of market- oriented mechanism in optimized allocation of resources, and to inspire participancy of various forces into home-based care service market, thus diversifying the home-based care service providers and provision modes in China, and greatly improving the QOL (quality of life) of the elderly.