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MutualAid Social Care System for Older People in Rural China
Liu Nina
Population Research
2019, 43 (2):
100-112.
Rural mutualaid social care system for the elderly develops from the traditional informal mutualaid network, complementing homebased care for the older people. The key point is to provide mutualaid services at a low cost by attracting social investment and human resources. Also, the sustainability of mutualaid social care system relies on investment, organized operation, services and regular evaluation. Based on the sources of investment, the mutualaid communitybased care can be divided into two types: a pure public welfare type and a welfare plus public welfare type. The mutualaid centralized care involves three types: a pure public welfare type, a pure welfare type and a market + type. Currently a prominent problem of the rural mutualaid care is the ignorance of service cultivation and mutual financial assistance. For the mutualaid communitybased care, the services should transit from providing entertainment to providing care. The mutualaid centralized care needs to attract more investment and reduce the cost. Some special forms of mutu
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