Summary of Studies on Eldercare Models in Contemporary China

Vigorously promoting socialized eldercare and transitioning from family eldercare to social eldercare is an inevitable trend in the development of China's eldercare models. The difference between family eldercare and social eldercare lies in their different responsibilities for eldercare. Social eldercare has the function of social redistribution, and thereby brings about equity in the social domain. Although scholars have different opinions about the matter, today's eldercare models all fall within the following categories: complete family, social, and self-supporting eldercare; incomplete family, social, and autonomous eldercare; and at-home eldercare (jujia yanglao). In our country, the eldercare model based mostly on family eldercare will continue to exist for a very long time, but will ultimately be replaced by social eldercare. In-depth research on China's eldercare work is needed today.