Ji'nan explores the new path of highly educated social workers serving empty nest elderly
2011 January 10th />2011 daily
the first home government service network center of our city for two weeks, the elderly account for more than half of the customers; the elderly call time is not long, the purpose is to chat with the operator. On the one hand, it can dissolve the loneliness of the elderly and prevent them from decoupling from the society. On the other hand, it also solves the employment problem of some college students
the elderly to search for the service by hotline. After reaching the goal, they are reluctant to hang up the phone. In order to dispel loneliness, some elderly people chatted with their telephone operators to kill time. Ji'nan Yanshan homemaking service network center has encountered such a situation. According to the reporter's interview today, although the newly revised draft of the old law is controversial, the content of "spiritual comfort" is the common desire of many old people, their children and sociologists. "After the hot line opened, some of the elderly have to call almost every day, today to help grandchildren to order a winter vacation trusteeship, tomorrow to find home service, and the day after tomorrow to ask home appliances maintenance problems." Yuan Zhaohua, the first homemaking service network center in Ji'nan, said that the number of elderly customers accounted for more than half of the two week's call volume statistics. Many elderly callers have obvious characteristics. The time is very long. The longest phone call has been played for 4 hours. The conversation was nothing more than chatting away for hours. The old man himself admitted, "too lonely at home, I want to talk to someone." "Looking for a companion for the old man in the house..." In a local owners forum, reporters found such a post. The owner said he was busy with his work, and the elderly in his home were unaccompanied. He wanted to chat with the lonely old people in the community to solve loneliness. "Our survey shows that the demand for spiritual comfort is very high for the elderly." Yuan Zhaohua said that many empty nest elderly family conditions are medium, the specific life care is basically met, but the lack of "companion" to speak, inspired by this, they are brewing to help the elderly to "find chat partners" service.
Cao Liqian, director of the social security department of the school of history, culture and social development of Shandong Normal University, said that with the improvement of the living standard, the life needs of some elderly people have gradually increased from economic security to spiritual comfort, which requires the children's filial piety and social support. The loneliness of the empty nest elderly has become the first problem in the aging society. In these areas, Ji'nan can learn from foreign experience, the western developed countries have established the old people "regular protection insurance", and the Shanghai and other places are also led by the government to carry out various "chat service". On the one hand, the elderly can solve the loneliness and prevent them from the society. Will decouple, on the other hand also solved some of the employment problem of college students.
at present, our city is also studying various problems in aging society. In addition to living care and housekeeping services, the spiritual comfort is also one of the spiritual consolations. Meanwhile, the city has set up professional social work organizations such as mountain spring society, women care service center and other professional social work centers, and explore the way for the senior social workers to serve the elderly.