Policy Interpretation

Jun222026

Shanghai’s Basic Elderly Care Service List (2026 Edition) Released, 8 Categories and 24 Items Benefit All Senior Citizens in the City

Basic elderly care services refer to the fundamental, inclusive, and safety-net services directly provided by the state or supported through certain means to relevant entities for the elderly, aiming to ensure that the elderly are cared for and supported. Recently, the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, together with relevant departments, formulated the ‘Shanghai Basic Elderly Care Services List’ (2026 Edition), which is divided into 8 major categories and 24 items. Shanghai Basic Elderly Care Services List (2026 Edition) What are the contents? Learn more! Click here’Read the original text’, to view the ‘Shanghai Basic Elderly Care Services List (2026…

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May142026

Breaking! The state releases pricing standards for home medical services: starting from 35 yuan! Services include home palliative care, nursing, rehabilitation training, etc.

According to statistics, the home service fees of primary medical institutions across the country are concentrated at 35-80 yuan per visit per person, while those of county-level and above medical institutions are concentrated at 100-200 yuan per visit per person. According to statistics, China’s population aged 65 and above accounts for about 15.9% of the total population, entering a moderate aging stage. Some elderly people live with illnesses or even multiple comorbidities, have difficulty moving independently, and face challenges in going to hospitals for medical treatment. Patients and their families have an increasingly urgent need for home-based and home visit medical services. In the comprehensive diagnostic and examination project guidelines, the National Healthcare Security Administrationunifiedly added a new price item…

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May142026

Just now! 11 national departments jointly issued the “Opinions on Promoting the Development of Mutual Aid Elderly Care Services”.

Opinions on Promoting the Development of Mutual Aid Elderly Care Services The civil affairs departments (bureaus), development and reform commissions (bureaus), industry and information technology departments (bureaus), natural resources departments (bureaus), housing and urban-rural construction departments (bureaus), agriculture and rural affairs departments (bureaus), health commissions, radio and television bureaus, sports administrative departments, disabled persons’ federations, and aging offices of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government; the Civil Affairs Bureau, Development and Reform Commission, Industry and Information Technology Bureau, Natural Resources Bureau, Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Bureau, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Health Commission, Culture, Sports, Radio and Television Tourism Bureau, Disabled Persons’ Federation, and Aging Office of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps: Mutual aid…

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May142026

Latest! Four industry standards including “Basic Terminology for Elderly Care Services” and “Guide to Standardization Work for Elderly Care Institutions” are open for public comments!

Latest! Four industry standards including “Basic Terminology for Elderly Care Services“ and “Guide to Standardization Work for Elderly Care Institutions“ are open for public comments! Notice on Soliciting Public Comments on Four Industry Standards Including ‘Basic Terminology for Elderly Care Services’ All relevant units and individuals: In accordance with the civil affairs standards development and revision plan, the Department of Elderly Care Services of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has organized the drafting of four industry standards including ‘Basic Terminology for Elderly Care Services’ and is now soliciting public comments. If you have any suggestions, please fill in the ‘Feedback Form’ (see Annex 9) and submit it to flbwhmsc@163.com before July 7, 2026. Annexes: 1. Basic Terminology for Elderly Care…

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