Zhou, J. and Walker, A.C. (2015) The Need for Community Care Among Older People in China. Ageing and Society. ISSN 1469-1779
Abstract
The social care system of China has come under close scrutiny from policy makers due to the rapid ageing of China’s population. Unfortunately, there is very little Chinese research evidence that might be used to plan future service developments. This article is a contribution to filling that gap and it provides essential new information on the expressed demand among older people in China for various community care services. The data are from the 2008 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. According to the characteristics of the dependent variables, we used Binary Logistic Regression Analysis to analyse the need for community care among older people in China. The results show considerable need for such care, but China is still a developing country and there are insufficient resources to fund a Western-style social care system (even if that was desirable). Thus, it is argued that the development of social care in China should emphasise community-based care, in partnership with families, with institutional care as a last resort. In addition, it is argued that China (and other countries) should introduce measures to prevent the demand for social care.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Cambridge University Press 2015. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Ageing and Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | community care; older people; China |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2015 10:22 |
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2017 10:23 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X15000343 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0144686X15000343 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:87234 |