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From Elderly Care to Quality Elderly Care Structural Transformation and Path Selection of China's Elderly Care Service System

Bo Yu
Vol. 6, No. 10, pp. 273-278, 2026 DOI: 10.54691/bz526b10 October 19, 2026
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Abstract.China has entered a moderately aging society, and the construction of the elderly care service system is facing a structural transformation from "basic security" to "quality supply". Based on the latest data on aging undertakings, this paper reviews the progress of China's elderly care service system in institutional construction, facility networks, and the silver economy, and analyzes three challenges: structural imbalance in supply, practical tension in technological empowerment, and the solidification of urban-rural gaps. It then proposes optimization paths from three dimensions: institutional innovation, technological empowerment, and urban-rural coordination. The study argues that the key to high-quality development of elderly care services lies in bridging the urban-rural gap through institutional innovation, reshaping service forms through technological empowerment, and achieving a paradigm shift from "elderly care" to "quality elderly care".
Keywords. Population aging; elderly care service system; silver economy; technological empowerment; urban-rural coordination.
APA Citation Bo Yu (2026). From Elderly Care to Quality Elderly Care Structural Transformation and Path Selection of China's Elderly Care Service System. Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences, 6(10), 273-278. https://doi.org/10.54691/bz526b10

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