The Elderly Care Issues in Rural China and Countermeasures

According to the different elderly care-givers,we divided elderly care into five models.They are relative-care-giver model,friend- care-giver model,volunteer-care-giver model,market-supply-care model and welfare model.With analysis of the sample survey about elderly care in rural Hubei Province,we find that there are some serious problems about daily care for the old people,such as single elderly care model,a huge gap of demand and supply of daily care for old people, and deteriorating elderly care problem. The causes of the problems are the weakening of family support for the old,the insufficient of welfare model and market-supply-care model. To solve the problems,the formal support for the old people should be increased,and the function of market should be strengthened. At the same time,family support should continue to play an important role in the elderly care.