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Delivering Integrated Community Care for the Elderly: A Qualitative Case Study in Southern China

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  • Yiqiao Li

    (School of Marxism, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China)

  • Lan Luo

    (Huangpu Hongshanjie Community Health Service Center, Guangzhou 510725, China)

  • Hongying Dong

    (School of Marxism, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China)

Abstract

The rapid aging and increasing care demands among the elderly population present challenges to China’s health and social care system. The concept of aging in place has prompted the implementation of integrated community care (ICC) in the country. This study aims to provide empirical insights into the practices of integrated care policies and approaches at the community level. Data for this study were collected through six months of participatory observations at a local community health service center in a southern Chinese city. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the multidisciplinary community care team to gather frontline formal caregiver perceptions of ICC, thereby facilitating a better understanding of the obstacles and opportunities. Qualitative analysis revealed four themes: the ICC delivery model and development strategies within the community care scheme, the person-centered guiding principle, and the challenges and struggles encountered by formal caregivers within China’s current ICC system. The case study presented herein serves as a notable example of the pivotal role of primary care in the successful implementation of elderly care within a community setting. The adoption of a private organization-led approach to medico-social integration care in the community holds significant potential as a service delivery model for effectively addressing a wide range of elderly care issues.

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  • Yiqiao Li & Lan Luo & Hongying Dong, 2024. "Delivering Integrated Community Care for the Elderly: A Qualitative Case Study in Southern China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(6), pages 1-17, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:6:p:680-:d:1401754
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    1. Xin Yue & Kaining Mu & Lihang Liu, 2020. "Selection of Policy Instruments on Integrated Care in China: Based on Documents Content Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-17, March.
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