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August 31, 2007

CN: Private-run Old Age Homes Booming in China

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"Nowadays, the traditional practice of old people being 'cared for by their children' is no longer a suitable solution for contemporary society. The newer idea of 'having property to support one's later life' may work but it cannot solve the fundamental aging problem," said Liu Yunhua, deputy secretary-general of the Welfare Service Work Commission for the Aged People, affiliated with the China Association of Social Workers.

Posted by Gary Holden at August 31, 2007 12:13 PM