Family Support Patterns for Disabled Elderly and Policy Implications
With the world's largest population of disabled elderly,the relatively inadequate policy attention to this demographic has impacted the expectations of elderly individuals and the broader Chinese populace regarding eldercare.Given that family care remains the primary mode of eldercare for disabled elderly individuals presently and in the future,an eldercare policy system that considers both the disabled elderly and traditional family care models should constitute a vital component of proactive national strategies addressing population aging.This paper constructs an analytical framework to scrutinize the operation of family care models.It explores the risk factors and protective mechanisms encountered by families caring for disabled elderly through various stages,including confusion and hope,struggle and chaos,and adaptation and restructuring,by examining the dimensions of stress sources,family beliefs,family organizational patterns,and communication processes.Drawing from the general principles governing family care for disabled elderly,this paper proposes policy recommendations from three aspects:philosophical approaches,specific policies,and support mechanisms.
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