I personally believe that the promotion of the younger generation of older people to engage in these jobs may be a better solution to the problem of the huge shortage of elderly caregivers.
One, the younger elderly have the ability to do this work.
Now about 60 years old, most of them in retirement for a period of time in relatively good health, some people have a wealth of knowledge, but also have the energy to do care work, look at those who are busy in the square dance and play chess and cards of the younger retired elderly people, we know that they have the energy to do so.
In addition, they are again very experienced in life and know how to take care of the senior citizens. Even if they lack the knowledge of systematic care, with a little training, they can do a good job of caring for them.
Two, the number of the younger elderly is more than sufficient.
Now there are 120 million retirees participating in employees' pension insurance, and if half or two-fifths of them are low-aged elderly, there are about 50 million of them, and if 10% to 20% of them can work as elderly caregivers, there will be as many as 5 million to 10 million of them, and with the addition of some quasi-elderly people who are close to retiring, the number is even higher. The current shortage of elderly caregivers is about 5 million, and the lower-age group of elderly people can fully meet the demand by working as elderly caregivers.
Third, the younger elderly can do a better job of caregiving.
Low-age elderly and elderly people in need of care close to age, similar experience, experience, a better understanding of the needs of elderly people in need of care, but also easier to communicate with the senior elderly communication, care will be more targeted, may also make the elderly more receptive, easier to cooperate.
Fourth, the younger elderly to do elderly care is to adapt to the needs of delayed retirement.
Delayed retirement is about to be implemented, and after the delayed retirement, it will be even more difficult for the low-aged elderly in their fifties and sixties to find jobs. If we can let the low-aged elderly to work in elderly care, will ease the delayed retirement after the retirement age of the elderly close to the employment problem, but also make some of the newly retired elderly who want to continue to work, have a job to do. This is a certain role in alleviating the labor shortage.