Medical and Old-Age Care Integration Model and Implementation of the Integrated Care of Older People (ICOPE) in China: Opportunities and Challenges

The demand for healthy old-age care is growing rapidly in China. The traditional old-age care model can no longer meet elderly patients’ demands for medical care and old-age care. To promote the development of medical care-integrated old-age care, a solution covering multiple aspects is necessary. I...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2021-06, Vol.25 (6), p.720-723
Main Authors: Zhou, Y., Li, Y., Zhu, X., Ma, Lina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Aging
China
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Disabled Persons
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Integrated delivery systems
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Older people
Primary Care Medicine
Quality of Life Research
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Summary:The demand for healthy old-age care is growing rapidly in China. The traditional old-age care model can no longer meet elderly patients’ demands for medical care and old-age care. To promote the development of medical care-integrated old-age care, a solution covering multiple aspects is necessary. In the context of the global development of healthy aging, China recently issued many policies to integrate old-age care with medical care, establishing protection for a large number of disabled elderly people. The Integrated Care of Older People (ICOPE) project is an international program developed by the World Health Organization. This paper reviews China’s medical and old-age care integration model and the opportunities and challenges in implementing the ICOPE in the context of healthy aging in China.
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-021-1595-5