Senior care in North China

Jiang Xingguang

(en.nhfpc.gov.cn)

Updated: 2016-12-28

A staff member at an elderly care center in Xingtai, Hebei province, makes paper-cuts with two seniors on December 2, 2016. Altogether, 141 such facilities have been established in Xingtai so far. [Photo by Zhu Xudong/Xinhua]

A therapist helps an old man to walk as during the recover process on December 2, 2016 at an elderly care center in Xingtai, Hebei province. The city is pushing forward for further cooperation between nursing homes and medical institutions. [Photo by Zhu Xudong/Xinhua]

A health expert from an elderly care center in Xingtai, North China's Hebei province, gives tips to an old woman on how to keep healthy on December 2, 2016. Specific health service is promoted in the city to meet various demands of the seniors. [Photo by Zhu Xudong/Xinhua]

A therapist helps a senior man with rehabilitation training on December 2, 2016. The city is exploring a new elderly care model combining healthy aging and medical care. [Photo by Zhu Xudong/Xinhua]