The data from the seventh national census indicate that the proportion of individuals aged 65 and above has reached 13.5%. This signifies that China is on the verge of entering an era of profound ageing.The issue of elderly care has emerged as a pivotal concern in contemporary society, necessitating prompt and effective solutions. This paper presents a quantitative analysis of 95 policy texts collected using Nvivo11 software.These texts relate to elderly care services and were issued by the state between 2008 and 2024.The study concludes that there is a certain degree of mismatch between the policy objectives and instruments in China.This is evidenced by a preference for environment-oriented policy instruments and a lack of demand-oriented policy instruments.In order to address this issue,the study proposes solutions for adjusting the overall structure of policy instruments, adjusting the combination of policy instruments and optimising the shortcomings within policy instruments.

Elderly services;Quantification;Adaptation

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DOI： https://doi.org/10.62639/sspjiss25.20240103

Published： 2024