Fuzhou has built more than 430 canteens for the elderly, providing nearly 18,000 seats.

Happy elderly care starts from the dining table

More than 430 canteens for the elderly have been built in the city, providing nearly 18,000 seats

On the 27th, Fuzhou City The opening event of the canteen for the elderly was held at the canteen for the elderly and the school in Pingshan Community, Gulou District. Looking across the city, more than 430 senior canteens with 18,000 dining seats are supporting the stable happiness of the elderly in their later years.

Just after 11 o'clock, 77-year-old Lu Lihua invited her neighbors to have dinner at the Pingshan Community, the Elderly Canteen, or the School. She ordered salt and pepper pork ribs, braised winter melon, fried sea greens and mustard mustard pork soup with ease. ?Three dishes and one soup are only 10 yuan. Not only does the food taste good, the environment is good, but there is also a large space for activities. You can go home and rest after eating, saving a lot of trouble. ? Lu Lihua said.

In Fuzhou, many elderly people, like Lu Lihua, once faced the "trouble" of having three meals a day. According to statistics, the city’s registered elderly population aged 60 and above reaches 1.3471 million, accounting for 19.75% of the city’s registered population. Solving the problem of difficulty in having meals for the elderly is an important step in achieving a sense of care, dependence and happiness in old age.

? If you want to run a high-quality canteen for the elderly, you must first solve the problem of space. Our city gives priority to the construction of elderly canteens in existing elderly care service facilities such as care centers and home-based elderly care service stations. ? Zhao Yiping, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Fuzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, said that on this basis, various localities have revitalized the existing housing stock of government agencies, state-owned enterprises, and communities, and used it free of charge to build canteens for the elderly, making the location of the canteens for the elderly more convenient. Close to areas with dense elderly population.

The canteen for the elderly in Cangxia Xincheng Community in Taijiang District makes reasonable use of the elevated floors of the community that have been renovated and systematically sorted out. It not only solves the problem of "difficulty in eating" for elderly residents, but also provides residents with Provide venues for meetings, youth reading clubs, neighborhood tea parties and other activities.

At the same time, the continuous introduction of various policies and measures also provides support for the long-term operation of the elderly canteen. Fuzhou City can enjoy relevant tax and fee discounts in accordance with regulations for eligible canteens for the elderly. Residential prices for water, electricity, gas, kitchen waste disposal, etc. will be implemented, and a grant of RMB 50,000 to RMB 300,000 will be provided based on the different circumstances of each canteen for the elderly. Construction subsidies and demonstration subsidies ranging from RMB 10,000 to RMB 1,000.

Under the guidance of a series of guarantee and incentive measures, more and more elderly care institutions, state-owned enterprises, and social organizations are participating in the operation of elderly canteens. The Fuzhou Elderly Canteen in Guixi Community, Jin'an District was built by Fuzhou Urban Investment Group and Yuefeng Town, Jin'an District. It not only integrates intelligent facilities into the elderly canteen, but also integrates central kitchen + elderly meal assistance. The point-to-point model expands the coverage and influence of the canteen.

With the support of diversified forces, the canteen for the elderly provides not only a hot meal, but also a more diverse range of elderly care services, and the model of "canteen for the elderly" and "school" was born.

Each community relies on the canteen for the elderly to create an activity space for the elderly in the community according to local conditions: the canteen for the elderly in Zhongshan Community in Gulou District is based on the unique resources of Yeshan, the site of the Minyue Royal City, and leads the elderly to the outdoors. Carry out historical sightseeing tours; the Elderly Canteen in Gushan Town, Jin'an District introduces social workers from Zhifu to provide regular lectures on life and health, parent-child education, family education, and talent classes for the elderly. A platform to increase knowledge, learn skills, and connect with society.

I often participate in the activities of the Elder Academy with my sisters. There are calligraphy classes and painting classes. Not to mention how happy I am. Through these activities, I also met many new friends, and my life became more colorful. ? said Chen Zhumei, an elderly person who lives in Zhongshan Community.