Mutual support for the elderly is a caregiving model based on exchange and reciprocity,with mutual sup-port services at its core.It can solve the plight of the elderly in unsupervised accidents,and at the same time,it has a positive significance in alleviating the loneliness of the elderly and enhancing their sense of happiness in life.As an important part of improving the elderly care service system,mutual support for the elderly is an active re-sponse to the aging problem in the process of Chinese path to modernization,reflecting the particularity and institu-tional advantages of Chinese path to modernization.China's mutual support for the elderly has preliminarily estab-lished a multi-service support system conducive to sustainable development and operation;In practice,four wide-ly promoted models include:Mutual Support Happy Home,Time Bank,Elderly Association+Social Organiza-tions,and Party Building+Mutual Support Elderly Care.In the process of promoting the development of mutual support for the elderly,there are still some problems,such as the lack of clear goal positioning and development di-rection,as well as insufficient collaborative participation and internal driving force.In the process of Chinese path to modernization,elderly care services can be improved from aspects such as clarifying the positioning of mutual support for the elderly,constructing multi-level and diversified development models,creating a mutual support community,and stimulating internal driving force.
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