The current mainstream senior care industry includes the elderly health care industry, the elderly living supplies industry, the elderly home services industry.
1, the elderly health care industry: the elderly health care industry refers to the elderly to provide health care medicines and medical equipment, mainly involved in the production of medicines, health care products, medical equipment, fitness equipment, rehabilitation equipment, commonly used by the elderly auxiliary medical equipment, convalescent rest and recuperation, hospitalization and bedside service and other products and services.
2, the elderly living supplies industry: for the elderly to provide such as canes, clothing, shoes and hats, diet, tableware, non-slip appliances, magnifying glasses, hearing aids, crutches, wheelchairs, adult diapers, and other special products for the convenience of the elderly, such as seat-type commode, elevated wheelchairs or beds, pagers or alarms, etc..
3. Elderly domestic service: Elderly service is a program developed to meet the needs of the elderly in the higher age groups, mainly focusing on home care, daily home care, home repairs and repairs of all kinds of supplies, etc. It mainly includes domestic service, including housework, shopping, cleaning, tidying up of the environment, laundry and other matters.
Development of the elderly care industry
The development of the elderly care industry can be traced back to ancient times, when elderly care was a way for people to consciously pursue health, longevity and a happy life. As human society continues to progress and the aging of the population accelerates, the senior care industry has gradually become an important economic field. since the 1950s, a number of emerging senior care institutions or facilities have appeared worldwide. at the beginning of the 21st century, China began to vigorously develop the senior care industry, and has achieved remarkable results.
Currently, there are more than 5,000 nursing homes of all kinds across the country***, including various forms such as rest and recuperation centers for the elderly, geriatric nursing homes, and geriatric hospitals.In 2014, China's elderly population reached 212 million. This is expected to exceed the number of 100 million and 200 million elderly people respectively in the next 10 years.