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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (8): 71-79.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2021.0830

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Analysis of Multiple Eldercare Model Based on Differentiated Needs of the Elderly

Yi MEI1,3,Ye HUA2()   

  1. 1.School of Finance, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou 310018, China
    2.School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
    3.Binhai Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Tianjin 300000, China
  • Received:2021-04-26 Revised:2021-05-25 Online:2023-08-15 Published:2023-08-24
  • Contact: Ye HUA E-mail:yehua@zjut.edu.cn

Abstract:

Diversified eldercare models need to be developed to meet the needs of different elderly people, as dictated by the huge differences within China's elderly population. The current research related to elderly care models is not closely combined with elderly care needs and cannot provide clear theoretical guidance for the target group positioning and value orientation of elderly care models. Therefore, it is necessary to combine the theory of elderly care needs to study diversified elderly care models in order to provide clear target positioning and value orientation for the future service construction of elderly care models.Based on defining the concept of elderly care needs, grounded theory is applied to systematize the selection of multiple models for categorized seniors and a multiple eldercare model system that dovetails with the core needs of different groups of people is constructed. Community-home-based eldercare model can guarantee the basic needs of the non-high-value elderly. The family shortage of the empty nest non-high-value elderly can be made up for by the "Time bank" mutual aid eldercare model. The professional care needs of the high-value elderly in need of long-term care can be met by the medical-institutional based eldercare model. The individual needs of the self-care high-value elderly can be catered to by the tourism endowment model. Empirical analysis is conducted using data related to the 2016 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) to verify the rationality of the population classification indexes corresponding to this multiple eldercare model system.Three main contributions are made by this paper. Firstly, a five-element eldercare model system that dovetails with the core needs of various categories of elderly is proposed, which provides an important reference for the future value realization path of each model. Secondly, multi-dimensional indicators are used to classify the elderly and clarify the connotation of high, medium and low-level needs of elderly services for different categories of elderly people. Thirdly, the characteristics of the population to which different eldercare models apply are analyzed using a combination of qualitative and empirical research methods, enriching the research related to the eldercare model.

Key words: elderly classification, differentiated needs, grounded theory, eldercare model

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