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Elderly people in all countries do not go to nursing homes
First, let’s get the data:
United States: Population: 333 million; Over 65 years old: 55 million
- 1.4 million people are living in nursing homes;
- 0.46% of the total population is in nursing homes;
- 65 years old Only 2.5% of the above live In nursing homes; only 0.21% of
- About 1 million people are dying in nursing homes;
- The average age of the elderly in nursing homes is 81.1 years old;
- 50% of nursing homes are 85 and over;
- 15,600 nursing homes, an average annual decrease of 300;
- There are 1.7 million in the United States. Zhang Yanglao 30% of beds are vacant;
- The average nursing home living time is 835 days, 2.2 years;
- The dying elderly generally live in a nursing home for 5 months;
(This is not the editor’s intention, indeed the US data is detailed)
Japan: total population 126 million; over 65 years old 0.36 billion
- 0.48% of the total population lives in nursing homes;
- only 1.7% of the elderly over 65 years old live in nursing homes;
- there are 8,200 nursing homes in Japan.
South Korea: Total population 52 million; 9.1 million
- over 65 years old. 0.56% of the total population is in nursing homes;
- Only 3.2% over 65 years old live in nursing homes;
- There are 2,930 nursing homes in South Korea.
UK: Total population 68 million; 12.5 million people over 65 years old
- .49 million in nursing homes;
- 0.72% of the total population in nursing homes;
- Only 3.9% over the age of 65 live in nursing homes;
- 5,127 in the UK Nursing home.
China: total population 1.4 billion; 200 million over the age of 65.
- 2.11 million people nationwide are in nursing homes;
- 0.15% of the total population is in nursing homes;
- Only 1.1% over the age of 65 live in nursing homes;
- There are 38,060 nursing homes nationwide;
- has been built There are 4.291 million beds in nursing homes; the vacancy rate of nursing home beds is as high as 50%.
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The reason why you don’t go to a nursing home?
Almost all elderly people in the United States hope to live at home;
75% of the elderly in the United States hope to die at home;
65% of the elderly in Japan hope to live in their own homes;
15% of the elderly in Japan hope to die in a hospital;
In Japan, less than 10 % of the elderly are willing to go to nursing homes;
less than 12% of people in China are willing to enter nursing homes.
why? Why?
Reason 1: "Old people" are getting healthier
The global average age
65.43 years old in 1990
72.74 years old in 2019
average expectancy life
Improvements in health conditions not only allow the elderly to live independently, but many people even continue to "work".
64% of American elderly people choose to continue working;
10% of American elderly people go home to take care of their grandchildren;
67% of Chinese elderly people go home to take care of their grandchildren;
30% of Chinese elderly people continue to work and make money;
Of course, American elderly people do not It is a tradition to take care of children. Some Chinese elderly people like to take care of their children, while others have no choice but to take care of them.
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Reason 2: Independence and freedom
100% of the elderly do not want to be taken care of;
90% of the elderly believe that nursing homes will restrict themselves;
80% of the elderly do not like collective living in nursing homes;
65.5% of Chinese elderly live independently, both Don’t rely on the government or your children.
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Reason 3: Economy and Cost
In 2020, the average monthly charge of nursing homes nationwide is about 1,781.8 yuan/month, and the annual charge is about 21,000 yuan.
Nursing homes with good conditions in big cities charge at least 3,000 yuan/month, and the average can reach 5,000 yuan/month.
This does put too much pressure on some elderly people.
In any case, it has become a world trend that the elderly are unwilling to go to nursing homes.
Qingma said:
Some old people continue to work for the sake of meaning,
Some old people continue to work in order to survive,
Some old people like to take care of their children, and
Some old people also want to take care of their children out of helplessness.
Nursing homes are different from kindergartens,
young children need more knowledge and safety,
the elderly need more freedom and dignity.
independent life is real life!
青马
