Wuxi's Binhu district recently ranked first on a list of demonstration areas for high-quality home service and community elderly care in Jiangsu province with a score of 91 and an "excellent" grade.

The Department of Civil Affairs of Jiangsu Province said the demonstration areas' efforts to develop elderly care services will contribute to the establishment of a modern elderly care service system that is expected to greatly improve the lives of the elderly.

The district has been putting a lot of emphasis on the wellbeing of the local elderly in recent years. Several of its innovative measures to promote elderly care services have been lauded by the provincial government.

For example, Longshan community on Rongxiang Street set up a number of service stations to serve the elderly, and also established a 600-square-meter service center for the elderly.

The district government has arranged for volunteers to help poor seniors and empty nesters, introduced elderly care services from professional enterprises, and entrusted third-party social institutions to visit the elderly every week.

There are currently more than 5,900 volunteers in the district willing to provide services for the elderly. The district is also home to elderly care organizations such as the Jinlinju Social Worker Office, the Aifenxiang Mutual Assistance Center, and the Jiuse Public Service Center. In addition, it has created a number of influential elderly care volunteer brands.

Furthermore, the district government has cooperated with professional technology enterprises to build virtual nursing homes and has installed emergency call devices for more than 15,000 local families with elders with the support of charitable funds. It aims to promote both online and offline services for the elderly.