DocumentCode
2144392
Title
Research on the "Empty Nester" Caring System
Author
Zhang, Qingying ; Yu, Ying ; Zhang, Peng
Author_Institution
Key Lab. of Port Cargo Handling Technol., Wuhan Univ. of Technol., Wuhan, China
fYear
2009
fDate
20-22 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Caring of the elderly, especially the empty nesters, is a major concern of the whole society. The paper discusses the current situation of the elderly caring in China and abroad, analyzes the resources available for the caring system, including neighborhood, community, hospital, volunteer, and government, and constructs a framework of the elderly caring system, which provides the aged people with life care, emotional comfort and medical treatment conveniently, economically and quickly.
Keywords
geriatrics; health care; empty nester caring system; medical treatment; Aging; Communications technology; Freight handling; Government; Hospitals; Laboratories; Medical treatment; Power generation economics; Security; Senior citizens;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Management and Service Science, 2009. MASS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Wuhan
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4638-4
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-4639-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5303683
Filename
5303683
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