Widows and orphans are worried about their old age
Desheng East Village is a typical old neighborhood with a resident population of about 3,000, with the elderly accounting for a large proportion of the population.
There are five of them, with an average age of 76, living alone. They are very old and have no relatives around them, so the hearts of the community staff are always hanging in the balance.
The reasons for living alone are different, some are unmarried and childless all their lives, and some of the old partner left early children in the field, as well as the old partner children are gone.
"Rainy days, slippery roads, hot days easy heatstroke, to this bad weather, we will go to the door to visit, to see what the elderly need help, repeatedly urged, less go out, have things to call us. Sometimes, the old man's mouth responds to you, but immediately went downstairs again. We can also understand, living alone is really boring." Director Li said.
Besides the widows and orphans, there is also a group of elderly people living alone in Deshengdong Village, whose children are not in the local area and usually live alone. They are also the community's focus of care.
"Sometimes we go to the old man's home, knocking on the door, no answer, no one answered the phone, really anxious, afraid of what happened to them at home. Finally asked the children, said to take back their children's homes to live, false alarm."
Community equipped with elderly helpers to visit regularly
Solve the problem of eating and seeing a doctor
The age is not too big, the legs and feet of the widows and orphans, the community is equipped with an elderly helper to help buy groceries and visit regularly.
"Xiao Li, I want to eat fried wild rice tomorrow, fried beans, rainy days I will not go downstairs, you help me bring Oh." Zhang Dabo opened his cell phone and made a call to the elderly helper. There are things before turning on the phone, after speaking and hanging up the phone immediately turn off the phone, this is the habit of Zhang Dabo.
Daobo Zhang is 70 years old, divorced his wife a long time ago, and has been living alone ever since.
The little Li in his mouth, is the community helper Li aunt, lives in the next block of Zhang Dabo, docking Zhang Dabo 5 years.
Auntie Li comes to the door every day, sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon, and sits for at least half an hour, accompanying Mr. Zhang to chatter. Sometimes when she catches a cold, she stands outside the house and communicates through a door for fear of infecting Zhang.
"He is a bit of a strong character, before the relationship between neighbors is not very good, just docking time, but also not too cooperative, scolded me for several months. Now a lot of cheerful, see me, a long way to rush to greet me. Sometimes more than I can talk, pulling me nagging, a chat for an hour."
The community also has a meal delivery service, 7 yuan a meal, meat and vegetables, there is a daily supply, but Zhang Dabo is not too fond of eating, he is used to their own home cooking stove, home-cooked food is tired of eating, but also improve the meal, go out and find a noodle shop to eat a noodle.
Most of these elderly people have pensions
Spiritual needs are more important
Besides Mr. Zhang, his assistant, Auntie Li, has seven other elderly people in her care, the oldest of whom is more than 100 years old.
Li aunt said, most of these old people have a pension and health insurance, a person can not eat and drink to spend a lot, to this age, the material is not the most important, spiritual needs are more important.
Living alone is a long and empty life, how to make their days full and meaningful, for every widow and elderly living alone is a problem.
Speaking of the elderly living alone, Auntie Li was very excited, "I think society should really pay more attention to this group. Material infrastructure protection is one aspect, the loneliness of the elderly inside should also be emphasized. A large part of the elderly, living alone has become a kind of torment, they feel nothing to rely on, and become more and more withdrawn."
Elderly people who live alone have a good mindset and enjoy themselves
There are also elderly people who have a good mindset, are more cheerful, usually go to the park to exercise, square dancing, and have a good relationship with their neighbors, and enjoy themselves alone.
For example, Zhang Dabo, who also lives alone, has a regular routine and a strong body. He insists on jogging every day, and in the afternoon, he goes downstairs to play cards with his neighbors for two hours, and then he comes home to cook at 4:00 p.m. on time.
After dinner, Mr. Zhang usually walks in the garden of his neighborhood, and when he doesn't go out on rainy days, he reads newspapers and watches TV at home.
What happens when you really can't walk?
Director Li said, generally older widows and orphans, will be persuaded to go to the home, after all, where the conditions of service is better, but also have a person to accompany.
But not all the elderly can accept the home, like Chen Dabo, is very rejected to go to the home, the community social worker door to door several times to persuade, Chen Dabo, said his retirement salary of four thousand, the home to pay three thousand a month, they are frugal, and can save two thousand a month.