Identification and prevention of long-term care risks for disabled elderly in rural areas of China
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elderly, disabled, long-term care, social policy, risk mitigation, rural healthcareAbstract
Background: With the continuous deepening of population aging, the trend of core family size, and the intensification of social phenomena such as aging before becoming rich, the long-term care risks of disabled elderly are becoming increasingly prominent.
Objectives: This study aims to deeply analyze the connotation, characteristics, and causes of long-term care risks for disabled elderly in China, systematically identify their specific manifestations at different levels, and explore how to construct effective risk warning mechanisms and prevention systems.
Methods: This study adopts a literature analysis method to systematically clarify the connotation of risk, analyze the specific manifestations of nursing risks faced by disabled elderly people, and examine the influence of factors such as population, family, and labor force, providing theoretical support for the construction of risk warning mechanisms.
Results: Research shows that the long-term care risks faced by disabled elderly people in China are mainly reflected in three aspects: financial, caregiving, and poverty risks, and are influenced by factors such as the aging population structure, the prevalence of nuclear families, labor migration, and the increasing burden of elderly care.
Conclusion: The long-term care risks faced by disabled elderly people are a key constraint in the development of China's elderly care security system, requiring coordinated responses from the government, society, and families. Establishing a whole-life-cycle risk early warning mechanism, improving the elderly care security system, and optimizing fertility policies are necessary to address these challenges.
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