BEIJING —Subsidies and allowances have brought benefits to more than 30 million elderly people,with allowance systems for the elderly established in all provinces nationwide,according to a Ministry of Civil Affairs statement.

Currently, subsidysystems for elderly care services have been built in 30 provinces and nursingsubsidy systems in 29 provinces, said the statement.

The ministry hasmade continuous efforts to improve the service quality of elderly care homes.Checks in 2018 found 163,000 safety hazards and other problems, and 90 percentof them have been solved, it read.

People now havemore elderly care choices. As of the end of 2018, there were nearly 30,000elderly care institutions with 7.5 million beds across the country, it added.

In the future, theministry will continue optimizing services of elderly care homes, push forwardelderly care services in downtown areas of big cities and initiate renovationand upgrading of elderly care homes in rural areas, especially those inpoverty-stricken areas, it read.

Source:https://appen.media.gov.cn/engovdata/goven/201902/23/454638/article.html