What is the significance of amending the law on the protection of the rights and interests of the elderly?

The revision of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly has further improved the legal system of providing for the aged, which is a new milestone in the development history of the cause of aging in China. The virtue of respecting, supporting and helping the elderly of the Chinese nation, enhancing the sense of responsibility of the whole society, improving various conditions for safeguarding the rights and interests of the elderly, and realizing the old people's security, medical care, education and happiness will certainly play a great role in promoting and safeguarding.

With the acceleration of social aging, the protection of the rights and interests of the elderly has become the focus of social attention. Altay region attaches great importance to the implementation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, and has established a comprehensive leadership mechanism led by the government, coordinated by agencies for the aged, coordinated by relevant departments, and widely participated by all sectors of society.

I. Basic information

Altay has jurisdiction over 6 counties, 1 city, 38 townships, 17 towns, 3 sub-district offices and 3 state-owned farms. There are the 10th Agricultural Division of the Corps and its 10 regimental farm, autonomous region units and troops stationed in Afghanistan. According to the statistics of the cause of aging in 20 15, the total population of the whole region at the end of the year was 668,000 (including Corps), of which 74,200 were elderly people over 60, accounting for1.1%of the total population. The county (city) has a total population of 607,000, including 64,600 elderly people over 60, accounting for10.64% of the total population; There are 43,500 elderly people over 65 years old, accounting for 67.34% of the elderly population; 5632 elderly people over 80 years old; /kloc-there are 26 people over 0/00 years old.

According to the internationally accepted standards (the proportion of people over 60 years old in a country or region exceeds 10% or the proportion of people over 65 years old accounts for 7% of the total population), Altay region has entered an aging society.

The growth rate of the elderly population in the whole region is higher than that of the total population, and the pace of population aging is faster. Empty nesters, "four seniors" and retirees are increasing year by year.

Two, the implementation of the "one law, one ordinance" of the main practices and results

In recent years, prefectural party committees and administrative offices have attached great importance to the study and publicity of "one law and one regulation", actively organized and implemented it, and made certain achievements in safeguarding the rights and interests of the elderly according to law, which has promoted the development of the cause of aging in the whole region.

First, the Party committee and government attached great importance to it, and the aging work in the whole region showed a good development trend. Prefectural committees and administrative offices attach great importance to the work of aging as an important content to solve people's livelihood problems. Combined with the local reality, they strengthened investigation and research, successively issued a series of policies and measures to protect the rights and interests of the elderly, successively formulated the 12th Five-Year Development Plan for the cause of the aged in this region and the Implementation Opinions on Further Accelerating the Construction of Social Service System for the Aged, which promoted the development of the cause of the aged in this region. Give full play to the role of regional working committees on aging. After continuous adjustment and enrichment, the number of member units has increased from the initial 23 to the current 34, covering basically all the old departments involved in the region.

In 20 15, according to the needs of the aging work situation, the "Implementation Opinions on Further Strengthening the Grassroots Aging Work" was formulated, and the work responsibilities of the member units of the Altay Working Committee on Ageing were revised again, further clarifying the work tasks of each member unit, and gradually forming a large pattern of aging work with strong horizontal coordination and timely vertical guidance. Focusing on the construction of the four-level network system of aging work of prefectural, county, township and village (neighborhood) committees, we will comprehensively sort out the aging organizations in the whole region, focusing on solving the problems of imperfect, weak and lax aging organizations.

Actively find ways to gradually implement the treatment of grassroots veteran cadres and mobilize their enthusiasm for work. At present, there are 8 institutions for the aged in prefectures and counties, 58 township streets and 54 township streets with committees for the aged, accounting for 93. 1%. 557 villages and neighborhood committees and 362 villages and neighborhood committees have established leading groups for aging work, accounting for 65%; There are 366 associations for the elderly, an increase of 74 over the previous year, with 65,438+220,000 members. Basically, a four-level network of organizations for the elderly at the prefecture, county, township and village (residential) levels has been formed, and the comprehensive coordination function has been well played.

Second, policies and regulations have been implemented and the social security system for the elderly has been basically established. Focusing on providing the elderly with a sense of security and medical care, we will gradually establish an old-age security mechanism that meets the requirements of the socialist market economic system to ensure the basic needs of the elderly in life and medical care. After years of exploration, a relatively perfect old-age insurance system with basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, social relief, social welfare and social mutual assistance as the main contents has been established.

The coverage rate of basic old-age insurance for employees of urban enterprises in the whole region reached 100%, and the participation rate of new old-age insurance reached over 80%, and the basic pension for employees over 60 years old in cities and towns was implemented. The elderly whose actual income is lower than the local minimum living security line will be included in the minimum living security scope, and the medical security policy for retirees and the rural elderly assistance system will be fully implemented. The policies and measures of medical assistance in the whole region have been put in place, and the amount of assistance has been greatly increased, effectively solving the problem of difficult medical treatment for the elderly.

We will improve the living allowance and free medical examination system for the elderly over 80 years old, so that the elderly of all ethnic groups can generally benefit and get substantial benefits. Party committees and governments in counties (cities) also attach great importance to the work of aging. Jimunai County allocated funds from the county to express condolences to veteran cadres, poor old people and "four seniors". Qinghe issued a regulation of "providing for the aged with gold", and all the elderly over 75 can receive the basic living expenses of 50 yuan every month, which is five years lower than that stipulated by the autonomous region. In 20 15, Fuyun county once again raised the standard of living allowance for centenarians, raised the 300 yuan per person per month to 500 yuan per person per month, and included the allowance in the fiscal budget, so as to effectively benefit the elderly.

Third, increase financial input and accelerate the pace of infrastructure construction and services for the aged. With the government as the leading factor, the family as the main body and the society as the supplement, a new type of old-age service system based on home-based care, supported by community services and supplemented by institutional care has been initially established. The region specially issued the "Implementation Opinions on Further Accelerating the Construction of Social Pension Service System" to promote the construction of pension service facilities, explore the establishment of a long-term care security system for the elderly, and improve the policy and service network of combining medical care with nursing care.

Support counties and cities to establish and improve systems such as government purchasing old-age care services, subsidies for the elderly and disabled, and liability insurance for old-age care institutions. While continuously consolidating the basic position of family pension, we will strengthen the high-level construction of community pension services.

. At present, a total of 323 13 elderly people in the whole region have signed the Family Support Agreement with their children; Extensively carry out village-level "caring for the elderly" activities and establish various forms of assistance mechanisms including spiritual comfort; The community has set up a "day care station for the elderly" to gradually standardize family pension. On the basis of urban nursing homes, social welfare homes and other institutions for the aged, Fuhai County has established Yinling Day Care Center for the Aged at Home and Baylor Social Work Service Station in Huancheng West Road Community in Fuhai Town, and set up a volunteer team to actively develop the aged at home. At the same time, explore the establishment of rural "mutual support for the elderly" model.

In accordance with the principle of applying for occupancy, the elderly living alone in the pilot village who have reached the age of 60 and can take care of themselves will be arranged in the "happiness hospital" for the elderly by means of "appropriate subsidies from the county finance, idle facilities provided by the village collectives and daily expenses such as water, electricity and heating, and children's expenses such as clothing, food and medical care". This model not only effectively solves the problem of unattended elderly living alone, but also conforms to the traditional characteristics of home-based care for the elderly, which is very popular among the elderly and their children. 20 13 Up to now, Fuhai County has established rural mutual happiness homes in 3 villages and 2 towns 14 village, with a total investment of10.4 million yuan, of which 9 village happiness homes have been put into use.

Habahe county actively develops socialized home-based care for the aged, establishes a door-to-door service system of community care service institutions, and designs service cases according to the different needs of each elderly person. On-site service is provided by service organizations, and combined service packages are provided for the elderly. 2 1 caregivers adopt the government purchase service model, providing 1-2-hour nursing service for the elderly and widowed elderly in the community, which is welcomed by the elderly. ?

Fourth, judicial protection and legal services have been strengthened, and the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly have been effectively safeguarded. Adhere to the law and strengthen the institutionalization, standardization and standardization of aging work.

Conscientiously implement the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly and the Regulations on the Protection of the Legal Rights and Interests of the Elderly in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, carry out in-depth legal publicity and education activities, and constantly improve people's awareness of the rule of law by hanging banners, setting up publicity points to answer public consultations, and distributing publicity materials, and create a strong publicity atmosphere for the rule of law. Integrate legal service resources, improve the network of rights protection, broaden the channels of legal aid, give full play to the role of grassroots legal service workers and legal service stations, and provide legal services for the elderly on the spot.

At present, district and county offices for the aged have set up workstations for protecting the rights of the elderly, and 60 township (town, street) judicial offices have set up legal aid workstations, basically forming the basic framework of a "three-level network system" for legal aid work, which has laid a solid organizational guarantee for the effective development of legal aid work for the elderly. The regional judicial departments take the initiative to carry out legal aid and legal consultation activities, and provide on-site services for the elderly who are inconvenient to move and meet the conditions for assistance; The courts at the city and county levels have set up "courts for the aged", and the four-priority system of "priority in filing a case, priority in trial, priority in execution and priority in return visit" has been implemented for the elderly, effectively safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests.

Actively implement the opinions of 24 departments including the National Office for Ageing on further strengthening the preferential treatment for the elderly, and strengthen the preferential treatment for the elderly. Strengthen the work of reporting letters and visits by the elderly, handle letters and visits from the elderly in a timely manner, and coordinate relevant departments to accept cases that infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly.

Fifth, the propaganda atmosphere of practicing socialist core values and respecting the elderly is increasingly strong. In accordance with the requirements of cultivating and practicing socialist core values, we will further strengthen the propaganda work for the aged and strengthen the construction of a new filial piety culture. Give full play to the role of the mainstream media, vigorously publicize the advanced personal deeds of "filial piety and respect for the elderly" that have emerged in counties and cities in recent years, shoot propaganda films on aging work, and create a social atmosphere of respecting, loving, respecting and helping the elderly.

Three sessions of "Respect for the Elderly Civilization" activities have been carried out, and a number of units that respect and love the elderly have been cultivated and selected, which has expanded the social influence of "Respect for the Elderly Civilization". Intensify the publicity of the newly promulgated Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly and other laws and regulations, and create a sense of respecting the elderly and safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests in the whole society. The use of micro-movies, SMS and WeChat platforms to distribute publicity information on respecting the elderly, publicize the typical example of "filial piety and respect for the elderly", and issue a proposal on filial piety and respect for the elderly, which has improved the enthusiasm of all sectors of society to care for the elderly. Habahe County actively carried out the "Double Hundred" selection activities for 100 filial sons and daughters, and the county formed a good atmosphere of respecting and loving the elderly.

Sixth, develop education, culture and sports for the elderly, and enrich their spiritual and cultural life. Taking education for the elderly and scientific and healthy cultural and sports activities as a breakthrough, universities and village (community) schools for the elderly at the prefecture, county (city) level have been established, scientific and healthy cultural and sports activities for the elderly have been organized frequently, and two "Summer of Jinshan" cultural and art festivals for the elderly and the first fitness conference for the elderly have been held, which has enriched the spiritual and cultural life of the elderly.

At present, there are more than 30 cultural and sports organizations in the region, and more than 7,000 elderly people participate in various activities. Activities such as "Summer in Jinshan" and "Hundred Days Culture" Square have become an important stage for the elderly in the region to show their spiritual outlook. The cultural and sports departments vigorously strengthen the construction of facilities for the elderly, improve the organization network of sports associations for the elderly, and extensively carry out physical fitness activities suitable for the characteristics of the elderly, so that more than 70% of the elderly often participate in physical fitness activities, and effectively play an exemplary role in enriching their spiritual and cultural life.

We will further strengthen the construction of grassroots elderly associations, give full play to the advantages and specialties of the elderly, encourage and support the elderly to participate in economic and social development, engage in activities such as caring for and educating the next generation, imparting scientific and cultural knowledge, providing consulting services, participating in social welfare undertakings and community building, and create a social environment of "being active in old age".