Having a taste of happiness at your doorstep Xiamen already has about 40 community canteens and 415 meal buffet points

Elderly people living alone have trouble buying and cooking, and they always worry about three meals a day; parents of dual-income families are busy at work, and their children have nowhere to go for lunch, so they can only order takeout? In the city, it is difficult to eat? The problem is getting worse become more and more prominent. The emergence of community canteens that are nearby, convenient, safe and affordable has made the majority of residents overjoyed. In recent years, community canteens, which are government-purchased services, community-hosted, corporate-operated and socially oriented, have gradually entered the horizons of Xiamen citizens.

Yesterday morning, another community canteen? Lujiang Street Convenience Restaurant was officially opened at No. 16 Caima Street, Siming District. 50 elderly people in the jurisdiction went to try it out. How do residents feel? A reporter from Haixi Morning News conducted an on-site visit.

Convenience restaurant has settled in Lujiang, offering more than a dozen meat and vegetable dishes to choose from

At 10 o'clock on August 1, the reporter came to No. 16 Caima Street. At this time, it was simple but still A lively opening ceremony is taking place. With an excited countdown, the festive red silk fell, and the Lujiang Street convenience restaurant was officially unveiled.

When you walk into the convenience restaurant, the aroma of rice fills your nostrils. Beef brisket stewed with radish, pork ribs with black pepper, steamed fish, fried fungus with green beans, stir-fried broccoli? There are more than a dozen nutritious and delicious home-cooked dishes on the dining table that combine meat and vegetables.

As meal time approaches, elderly residents come to eat one after another. The restaurant implements a self-service weighing system. You take a plate and take dishes according to your own taste. The "buffet" style dining experience makes many elderly people feel that it is both novel and convenient.

?Hey, you’re here too! ?Yes, yes! ?84-year-old Chen Qinxiu, who lives alone, met 70-year-old Grandma Hong, who also lived alone. The two of them prepared rice, soup and dishes according to their own tastes, and sat together to taste them with satisfaction.

? It’s not easy to cook as I get older, and it’s quite lonely to eat alone. Now that there is a convenience restaurant, it feels much more convenient! ?Old man Chen Qinxiu said with emotion, and Grandma Hong echoed: ?Yes, yes, cooking alone is very troublesome and eating is very monotonous. There are many varieties of dishes here, it is clean and hygienic, and there are discounts for seniors, which is great!

71-year-old Hong Qingcheng also nodded repeatedly and said: "Breakfast and dinner are easier to deal with, but preparing lunch is particularly troublesome." Now there is a convenience restaurant to help with lunch, which is really a great thing for us elderly people! ?

The staff of the Lujiang Street Community Construction Office who provided on-site support were very pleased to see the elderly eating happily. They have been busy all day long, chatting with the elderly people table by table with the operation team of the convenience restaurant, collecting everyone's feedback and explaining what the restaurant must implement.

Elderly people over 60 years old enjoy discounts when operating street hosting companies

As one of the old urban areas of Xiamen, Lujiang Street currently has 13,803 registered elderly people over 60 years old. The aging population situation is severe. Residents have strong calls for community canteens for the elderly. In this regard, at the end of 2021, at the first meeting of the 18th People's Congress of Siming District, the Lujiang delegation led the proposal of "Recommendations on Providing Community Canteens for the Elderly." In order to make up for the shortcomings in people's livelihood and respond to the needs of the people, Lujiang Street opened a convenience restaurant in Caima Street after preliminary research and research.

According to Yang Xin, director of the Community Construction Office of Lujiang Street, No. 16 Caima Street is provided by Lujiang Street as a convenience restaurant, and Gulong Central Kitchen, a subsidiary of Xiamen Gulong Food, is introduced to operate it, mainly serving 60 people in the jurisdiction. Lunch service is provided for senior citizens over 1 year old with registered permanent residence.

Adhering to the principle of balancing public welfare and efficiency, convenience restaurants charge lower than market prices. 2 yuan per person, unlimited rice and soup, and more than ten meat and vegetable dishes to choose from. Seniors over 60 years old can enjoy a discounted price of 2.58 yuan per 50 grams with valid ID. On the premise of meeting the dining needs of the elderly over 60 years old, other residents within the jurisdiction will be charged the market price of 2.98 yuan per 50 grams.

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We learned from the Xiamen Municipal Civil Affairs Department that in recent years, Xiamen has vigorously promoted home-based elderly care services, and meal assistance services are one of the important components.

Xiamen has actively explored community canteens.

According to reports, at present, there are about 40 community canteens equipped with kitchens like Lujiang Street convenience restaurants in the city, and there are 415 various meal aid stations without kitchens that serve the elderly, which to a certain extent alleviates the problem of dining for the elderly. problem.

Siming District

Shentian Community Neighborhood Canteen

Shentian Community Neighborhood Canteen is located about 50 meters to the right of the entrance of Baijiacun Garden Community. It will open in 2021 Opened in September. The Neighborhood Canteen adopts government subsidies, corporate funding, charity donations, volunteer assistance, and mutual aid among residents to provide three nutritious meals to community residents in Shentian Community, mainly elderly people over 60 years old and people with disabilities. Among them, for community elders over 60 years old and people with disabilities, the price of each meal is only 12 yuan. The canteen also provides free door-to-door delivery services for residents over 70 years old, people with disabilities and other people.

Huli District

Luling Community Elderly Restaurant

Luling Community Elderly Restaurant is the first not-for-profit restaurant in Xiamen that benefits the people. Differentiated operations. Meals for the elderly are divided into three categories: free services (key preferential treatment recipients, etc.), low-paid services (10 yuan per person per time) and paid services (15 yuan per person per time). From serving the needy, elderly, empty-nest, and elderly in special families in the community, it has expanded to all-age residents in the community. It has been open from two meals a week to five days a week now.

Jimei District

Central kitchen for the elderly in Houxi Town

In the central kitchen dedicated to the elderly in Houxi Town, Jimei District, you can apply for a With a senior dining card, you can buy a preferential set meal of "two meats, two vegetables, one rice and one soup" for 10 yuan, and you can also enjoy fixed-point door-to-door meal delivery service. From its opening in 2021 to September 2021, the restaurant has issued more than 800 dining cards for the elderly, provided dine-in services for the elderly more than 5,000 times, and delivered more than 200 charity meals.

Haicang District

Haicang Street Happy Canteen

In November 2018, with the help of Cai Zongze, a sage from Jianmei Village, Haicang Street, Haicang District , Jianmei Village Xingfu Canteen home care service station was built. This is the first "social +" project implemented by the Haicang District Civil Affairs Bureau, and it is also the first canteen in Haicang District to provide caring lunches for the elderly. Today, Qingjiao Village and Wencuo Community Happy Canteens have also been awarded licenses.

Tong'an District

Senior Canteen Project

Tong'an District Health Bureau and Tong'an District Civil Affairs Bureau promote love, respect and help the elderly, and actively promote "senior canteen" comprehensively The operation adopts the form of "private office assistance" and introduces donations and material donations from social welfare organizations. Through the opening of telephone, App, WeChat, etc., it provides meals to the extremely poor elderly and subsistence allowance and low-income people in Datong Street and Xiangping Street areas who need food delivery. , provide reservation and meal delivery services for the elderly in need of empty nests. Since its operation, a total of 13,400 meals have been delivered to 151 elderly people.

Xiang'an District

Hou'an Village, Neicuo Town? Yi Niantang?

Home for the elderly in Hou'an Village, Neicuo Town, Xiang'an District? Yi Niantang Since its inauguration and operation in December 2020, Nian Tang has provided free lunch and dinner for elderly people over 70 years old in the village every day. 11:30 is the fixed opening time for lunch every day, and every elderly person has a fixed seat when dining in the restaurant. Before the meal begins, the table leader of each table takes the tableware and food shared by the table. After the meal, the elderly wash their own dishes and chopsticks. This has formed a "mutual aid" elderly care model. It is understood that there were only 58 elderly people dining here regularly at first, but this year there are 78.