To promote the aging-friendly renovation of old communities, these cities have come up with new strategies

At present, the renovation of old communities across the country is accelerating. In the renovation of old communities, "ageing-friendly" and "barrier-free" have become key words.

On May 18, the "Beijing Urban Renewal Special Plan (Beijing Urban Renewal Plan during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period)" (referred to as the "Plan") was officially issued. This is also the country's first reduction in development plan. Urban renewal special planning in the context. The "Plan" proposes to focus on the renewal and renovation of old communities, coordinate the promotion of classified renovation of old communities, improve the quality of living, promote the balance between work and housing, and complete the renovation of 160 million square meters of old communities by 2025. At the same time, the "Plan" clarifies that it is necessary to pay attention to aging-friendly and barrier-free renovations, strengthen the design and management of aging-friendly renovations, highlight key tasks such as installing elevators, aging-friendly renovations of public facilities and barrier-free environment construction, and coordinate elderly care, assistance to the disabled, etc. Relevant policies encourage “property services and elderly care services”.

In fact, this year’s “Government Work Report” also mentioned the need to promote the construction of a barrier-free environment and aging-friendly transformation. So, with the arrival of an aging society, how to promote the "ageing-friendly" transformation of old communities? How to meet the community elderly care needs of the "silver-haired generation"?

Beijing:

Promote indoor aging-friendly renovation and explore "five-party linkage"

Jinsong model, Qinghe sample, Changping experience... adapt to aging in old communities In terms of aging renovation, Beijing is at the forefront of the country, and each district has summarized the model and experience of “adapting measures to local conditions”.

In May last year, Beijing took the lead in issuing the "Guiding Opinions on the Comprehensive Improvement of Old Residential Areas to Implement Aging-Adaptive Renovation and Barrier-free Environment Construction", launching an aging-appropriate transformation "menu" and providing a guide for aging-appropriate transformation. Reference standards.

In terms of aging-friendly renovation of old residential areas in Beijing, special emphasis is placed on "integration of internal and external aspects" and "community supporting facilities". Take the Naner Community in Beijing's Haidian District as an example. This is the first aging-friendly renovation pilot project in an old community in Beijing. It is funded by the Haidian District Government and creates an aging-friendly living environment, travel environment, healthy environment, service environment, and social and cultural environment that respects the elderly. Age-appropriate transformation is carried out in five major aspects.

In terms of indoor aging-friendly renovation, Naner Community carried out aging-friendly renovation of 99 households in the community with elderly people over 80 years old and severely disabled elderly people, including the installation of anti-slip mats, sensor night lights, and continuous hand-operated lighting. Equipment such as handles and bath chairs that facilitate the elderly to take care of themselves are also equipped with smart devices to realize real-time monitoring of data such as sleeping, habitual movements, toileting, and bathing. If there are any abnormalities, the elderly's family members and medical staff can be notified immediately.

At the same time, in terms of community supporting facilities, Naner Community focuses on the living needs of the elderly and provides eight basic convenient service functions such as convenience stores, hairdressing, housekeeping, washing and dyeing, maintenance, and terminal logistics. Since its renovation in 2019, Naner Community’s approach of “both internal and external” and “software and hardware integration” has become a sample and successful case of aging-friendly renovation of old communities in Beijing.

Following Haidian South No. 2 Community, with the support of the Chaoyang District Government, Chaoyang District Jinsong Community introduced social capital to promote the renovation and renewal of old communities, and formed the "Jinsong Model".

The "Jinsong Model" has opened up innovations in multiple senses and explored a "five-party linkage" mechanism of "district-level coordination, street and township leadership, community coordination, residents' discussions, and enterprise operations" to The introduction of social capital into old communities has exemplary significance. Not only that, when introducing properties, Jinsong Community took the lead in adopting the concept of "try first before buying" and the principle of "serve first, experience later, charge later", allowing residents to feel the personal changes in the environment and service improvements, making it easier to Accept independent payment to the property.

Kaifeng, Henan:

Explore the "Red Chamber" and promote the "3 3" elevator installation model

Promote the aging-friendly renovation of old communities, Eight Dynasties The ancient capital of Kaifeng is also at the forefront of the country. Unlike first- and second-tier cities, third- and fourth-tier cities generally face problems of population outflow and aging. When renovating old communities, Kaifeng City actively explores and innovates aging-friendly models, providing new ideas for the aging-friendly transformation of third- and fourth-tier cities. .

In the renovation of old communities, the upgrade and renovation of Jinkangyuan Community and Wuyi Contiguous Community within the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Urban-Rural Integration Demonstration Zone have won praise from the public. It is worth mentioning that the 27-year-old Jinkangyuan Community was identified by the Ministry of Housing and Construction as one of the 12 typical renovation cases promoted nationwide in 2021 for the country to learn from.

In this regard, the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau of Kaifeng City’s Urban-Rural Integration Demonstration Zone summarized the successful experience of the two communities and formed its own set of old renovation standards, namely "Five Links" and "Six Haves". ". The "five connections" include underground connection, ground connection, style connection, service connection, and people's connection; the "six haves" include complete basic public service facilities, sound commercial service facilities for convenience, and complete municipal supporting infrastructure. Facilities, sufficient public activity space, full coverage of property services, and a sound community management mechanism.

According to the Beijing News reporter, at the beginning of the renovation of old communities, the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau of Kaifeng City’s Urban-rural Integration Demonstration Zone took the lead in establishing a joint venture led by Ren Shuang, Secretary of the District Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee. The team leader's party building leads the urban renewal and old community renovation headquarters, and establishes weekly meetings and daily scheduling systems to carefully research and innovate new ideas for old community renovation projects.

In terms of soliciting public opinion, Jinkangyuan Community and Wuyi Contiguous Community have innovatively promoted the "Red Meeting Hall"; in terms of guiding public opinion, senior citizens with high public prestige and strong calling ability in the community have been used to establish "Red Butlers" "The volunteer service team takes the lead in participating in conflict mediation, policy publicity, epidemic prevention and control, etc., to realize "I manage my home."

In the renovation of old communities, the installation of elevators has become a necessary part of barrier-free access for the elderly. However, there are also low-floor residents who object to the installation of elevators and additional charges, thinking that they "suffered a disadvantage" ". In the renovation of old communities in Wuyi District, it was through the "red meeting hall" and residents' living room that "micro governance" was carried out, respecting public opinion, giving full play to people's wisdom, and innovatively adopted the "3 3" elevator installation model.

The "3 3" elevator installation model is divided into three levels: high, medium and low. Residents can choose three payment methods: one-time investment, installment payment, and pay-per-use card payment according to their living conditions. . This pay-as-you-go usage model not only solves the problem of difficulty for the elderly to go upstairs, but also has won strong support from community residents.

“The community lacks entertainment and leisure places for the elderly and children, and private buildings and small vegetable gardens can be seen everywhere in public areas.” This is a complaint from residents of Heda Family Homes. Before the renovation, the original small square garden inside the Heda Family Courtyard was an abandoned weed, full of small sheds, chicken coops, vegetable plots, etc. built randomly by residents. After the renovation, the small garden has been "transformed". It is not only full of flowers, but also has a fitness and leisure area for the elderly, with a pavilion in the middle, which is both beautiful and practical.

According to Feng Guanghui, chief of the Property Section of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau of the Kaifeng Urban-Rural Integration Demonstration Zone, in the "red meeting hall", Aunt Zhang, a resident who lives on the fourth floor, proposed to "go downstairs to buy groceries every day and come back." "It's very difficult to go upstairs" is a reality in the renovation of old residential areas in Wuyi Community. In response to Aunt Zhang's "difficulty going upstairs", the community installed temporary folding chairs. There are warm reminders and emergency contact numbers next to the seats, allowing Aunt Zhang to "go up to the first floor and take a rest."

According to reports, after several years of upgrading and renovation of old communities, the messy, shabby and dilapidated old communities in Kaifeng City’s Urban-Rural Integration Demonstration Zone have taken on a completely new look, which has enhanced the masses’ sense of happiness and gain. , won praise from local residents.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang:

Use market-oriented mechanisms to promote the "property-based elderly care" model

As the core city of the Yangtze River Delta, Hangzhou is exploring the renovation of old communities A model of "residents, government guidance, and social participation" for comprehensive construction and governance, and "leaving it to professional teams to do professional things" has become the concept of aging-friendly renovation of old communities in Hangzhou.

Caihe Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou has introduced Songdu Services as a "gold medal housekeeper", responsible for upgrading 36 old communities in the area, and not only launched a replicable community home care concept, and also created the famous "community elderly care street".

In the Jingfangdong section of Sanxin Road in Qianjing Community, Sijiqing Street, Shangcheng District, there was originally a well-known "community commercial street". However, due to the random parking of non-motorized vehicles, poor surrounding street environment, and community Due to the small size of the event venue, the local community was determined to transform it. By introducing Herui Life, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Songdu Service, it took nearly a year to successfully transform the "community commercial street" into a "happy senior care street" .

The "Happy Elderly Care Street" is more than 100 meters long and has a total area of ??about 1,200 square meters. This street has been given a new look and has a canteen, supermarket, barber shop, activity room, etc. Meet the living needs of the elderly.

Caihe Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou took the lead in exploring the "property-based elderly care" model by introducing Herui Life. In terms of property services, it has set up a "menu" of community-based elderly care services, including Yixianyuan, Yikang Ten major functional blocks, including the Garden, Yizhi Garden, Yihui Garden, Yixue Garden, Yiyang Garden, Yiyuan Garden, Yihu Garden, Yihe Garden, and 4S Service Station, form a complex integrating daily care, culture and entertainment, and medical care. A one-stop community elderly care service.

Meeting the needs of community elderly care has become a key task in the renovation of old communities. Hangzhou has used market-oriented mechanisms and actively introduced social capital to stimulate sustainable motivation for upgrading community services, allowing more and more elderly people to live in The community enjoys more professional and diverse elderly care services.

Expert suggestions:

Promote diversified financing for aging-friendly renovation and encourage the participation of social capital

It is urgent to promote aging-friendly renovation of old communities. The results of the seventh national census show that in 2020, my country's population aged 60 and above was 264 million, accounting for 18.70%. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, our country will move from mild aging to moderate aging.

During the two sessions this year, Zheng Bingwen, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the World Social Security Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, put forward suggestions on the topic of "accelerating the aging-friendly renovation of old communities", increasing funding efforts, and promoting diversified aging-friendly renovations. financing. Local governments should increase investment in aging-friendly renovation, and should make multi-party efforts to form a synergy and actively create a policy environment for aging-friendly renovation.

Professor Chen Jie from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Urban Governance Research Institute said that the aging-friendly renovation of old communities should follow three principles. The first principle is to respect wishes, and it must be "bottom-up" and "top-down" "Organic combination and effective interaction. Don’t design subjectively, listen more to the voices of the grassroots, and take action only when there are needs in the community. Follow the spirit of the rule of law, respect property rights and community autonomy, and should never be promoted by movements.

On the basis of respecting public opinion, Chen Jie pointed out that it should be done step by step, one by one when conditions are ripe, one or two typical cases should be done well to form a demonstration effect, and experience that can be replicated and promoted should be extracted, and pilot projects should be carried out on a small scale. Establish a brand and then promote it on a large scale to obtain more social investment and form a virtuous cycle. In addition, social participation is fundamental. Aging-friendly transformation cannot be a one-man show of the government. It must be based on social forces, apply market mechanisms, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of many aspects of society, and form a joint effort from all parties.

Wu Xiaorong, founder and CEO of Beijing Yixiang Life Health Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters: "Community home care is a 'rigid need but no market' and lacks a third-party professional operating agency to operate it. For example, in the elderly When the community is renovated to suit the needs of the elderly, it is important to consider whether the property management company introduced can continue to provide professional community elderly care services, and how the fragmented elderly care service providers can be managed in a unified manner."

Chen Jie also has a deep understanding of this, he said. : "Based on the research on multiple pilot projects in the early stage, the promotion of 'property-based senior care' is mainly blocked by six sources: lack of site autonomy, lack of business authorization, low owner recognition, weak service capabilities, unclear operating model, and insufficient government support. . Three contradictions are highlighted: the supply and demand contradiction between the non-professional service supply level of property service companies and the professional requirements of elderly care services; the profitability requirements of property service companies and the public welfare and inclusive nature of elderly care services. The conflict of attributes between the requirements and the conflict of interests between property service companies and owner groups under the current community governance framework and property service model." In this regard, Chen Jie suggested that property service companies can incubate within themselves. Professional elderly care teams or the introduction of third-party professional elderly care institutions to resolve the contradiction of insufficient specialization. As for the contradiction of profitability, property companies can be allowed to undertake low-profit, no-profit or even loss-making public welfare and inclusive home and community elderly care services on the premise of meeting the agreed service quality assessment, and at the same time, they can also be granted the right to carry out value-added home and community elderly care services. Priority concession rights will be relaxed, and relevant price controls will be relaxed to meet the needs of some elderly people with purchasing power for high-level, high-quality home and community elderly care services. This "matching of fat and thin" will form cross-subsidies.

“At present, the aging-friendly renovation of old communities focuses on the outside of the community, but there is a lack of indoor renovation for the elderly, such as canceling the height difference, anti-slip, barrier-free handrails, elderly-friendly furniture and other designs, and even Intelligent hardware facilities, etc. There are some renovations that require simultaneous consideration of outdoor and indoor needs. For example, there is a height difference in the bathroom floor in an old community, which makes it inconvenient for the elderly to enter and exit. It is best to solve it from the system and transform the main riser of the old community bathroom to reduce the cost. The height difference reduces the risk of falls for the elderly," Wu Xiaorong said.