Can I wait 3 months for a bed in a nursing home?

This is not necessarily true. Someone needs to be discharged from the hospital before the bed will be available. You must also ensure that no one is queuing in front of you before the empty bed will be your turn

Usually one or two days There will be beds, and the hospital will conduct ward inspections every day and arrange discharge arrangements based on the patient's condition

It is appropriate

As early as 1982, Suzhou had entered an aging society. At the end of 2018, there were 1.83 million registered residents over 60 years old in Suzhou, accounting for 26% of the total registered population, and 990,000 people were aged 60-69. The aging rate in Changshu, Taicang and Gusu districts has exceeded 30% and has entered the stage of severe aging, with almost 1 in 3 people being elderly. According to calculations, it is expected that the elderly population over 60 years old in Suzhou will reach 2 million by the end of 2020.

Children are generally busy with work. How can we take good care of the sick elderly? Many of Suzhou Municipal People's Congress representative Cao Lifeng's friends have such troubles.

People’s Congress representative Cao Lifeng said this after waiting for three months for a bed in a nursing home

Suzhou City People’s Congress representative Cao Lifeng

Elderly person: Three months of waiting for a bed in a nursing home Last year, the mother of one of Cao Lifeng's friends had a broken leg. However, due to her busy work schedule, she wanted to temporarily send her mother to a nursing home. However, after consulting several nursing homes on the phone, all the nursing homes said without exception that they had no beds and could only "wait", and the minimum waiting time was three months. "My friend had no choice but to wait for three months before she was able to send her mother to a nursing home." Cao Lifeng said it was incredible.

It takes three months to wait for a bed in a nursing home, said Cao Lifeng, a deputy to the National People’s Congress

There is a shortage of beds in nursing homes

In addition, in 2017, the Gusu District People’s Court heard A civil case deeply touched Cao Lifeng. Due to improper operation by the nursing home staff, the elderly was accidentally injured. The court finally ruled that the nursing home had not fully performed the contract and required the nursing home to compensate the family members. "Court trials can only judge based on whether the contract has been fulfilled, but I believe that elderly care and nursing are not just commercial activities, but more about public welfare and humanistic care." Cao Lifeng said, "Caring for the elderly cannot be measured rationally. ”

Nursing Home: Meager profits and large-scale loss of staff

As the first nursing home in Suzhou, Fuxing Nursing Home has 512 beds and is one of the largest in Suzhou. One of the largest nursing homes. According to Dean Wei Mouwen, the occupancy rate of the nursing home has remained at 99%-100% all year round. "The phenomenon of waiting for beds is common, and the longest wait is two to three months." Now, more than 20 elderly people "are waiting in line." Number".

The welfare home has ten wards, including psychological care area, stroke ward, and orthopedic care area, covering semi-disablement, disability, stroke sequelae, severe advanced disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. Provide life care, medical care, nursing, rehabilitation and nutritional treatment to elderly patients with dementia (dementia) and those who cannot take care of themselves after surgery.

People’s Congress representative Cao Lifeng said this after three months of waiting for a bed in a nursing home

Doctors and nurses in the nursing home lead the elderly with dementia to play games

According to the national Standard, 1 bed requires 0.8 nursing staff. Among the nursing staff, the ratio of caregivers to nurses is 1:2.5. In accordance with national requirements, Fuxing Nursing Home is equipped with more than 110 nurses and more than 200 caregivers.

It takes three months to wait for a bed in a nursing home, NPC deputy Cao Lifeng said this

On the left is a nurse and on the right is a caregiver

However, as far as caregivers are concerned, women The average age of caregivers is 46 years old, and the average age of male caregivers is even 48 years old. "Young people don't like to do nursing work. It's hard and tiring, and the pay is not high," Wei Mouwen shook his head.

It takes three months to wait for a bed in a nursing home, National People’s Congress representative Cao Lifeng said.

In addition, although the monthly cost per elderly person is more than 6,000 yuan, excluding the more than 3,000 yuan in medical expenses "The profit of the entire nursing home is too meager, so the salary of nursing staff is really not high. We also face a large-scale loss of nursing staff every year." Wei Moowen Said helplessly.

It takes three months to wait for a bed in a nursing home, said Cao Lifeng, a deputy to the National People's Congress

Recruitment announcements placed all year round in nursing homes

Recommendation: establish public nursing homes

After conducting many surveys and studies on nursing homes across Suzhou, Cao Lifeng, a deputy to the National People’s Congress, found that there are currently 56 nursing homes in the city, and the number of public nursing homes is less than ten, and there are no municipal-level nursing homes. Public care homes.

Cao Lifeng believes that compared with public nursing homes, private nursing homes do not have the advantage of attracting excellent medical personnel. As far as nurses are concerned, most of them lack hospital work experience. At the same time, due to low wages and benefits in private nursing homes, there is a shortage of follow-up talents. Caregivers are mostly older migrant workers. "The mobility of medical staff and nursing staff is also very high, which has also increased the pressure on talent demand in private nursing homes. Of course, it has also made it difficult to improve the level of medical care and cannot meet the diversified service needs of patients for medical care."

It takes three months to get a bed in a nursing home, NPC representative Cao Lifeng said this

The nurse checks the bedside card of the elderly

It takes three months to get a bed in a nursing home, NPC deputy Cao Lifeng said Said this

The nurse spread out towels for the elderly

In addition, she said that the rehabilitation services in most private nursing homes in Suzhou are not complete enough, and some nursing homes do not even have rehabilitation services, which is far from satisfactory. The needs of disabled and semi-disabled elderly people. The survey shows that most of the elderly who need rehabilitation treatment and their families hope that rehabilitation treatment can alleviate their condition and reduce and overcome the patient's functional impairment, so that they can improve their self-care ability and get close to normal life activities.

You have to wait three months for a bed in a nursing home. People’s Congress representative Cao Lifeng said this.

For this reason, Cao Lifeng proposed a proposal to establish a public nursing home. "Public hospitals have advantages that ordinary private nursing homes do not have. The first is the talent advantage." In addition, the current public hospitals have excellent talents and facilities, which can meet the high-quality and diversified medical care requirements of patients. At the same time, it also improves the quality of public hospitals. Resources are more fully utilized. She suggested that idle houses should be selected for repair in urban Suzhou. The houses should be adjacent to tertiary public hospitals in the city, which can save resources. In addition, the public hospital chosen should have strong rehabilitation medical capabilities. Give full play to the talents, disciplines, facilities, and management advantages of public hospitals and use them for public nursing homes to save resources and make the best use of them.

Suzhou Municipal Health Commission: The site selection work has begun

In this regard, Ma Yu, director of the Medical Affairs Department of Suzhou Municipal Health Commission, said that in accordance with the "Three-Year Plan for Health and Health Improvement" Action Plan (2018-2020)" key tasks promotion plan, Suzhou Municipal Health Commission will lead the Development and Reform Commission, Finance Bureau, Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and Medical Insurance Bureau, and plans to complete the Suzhou General Nursing Hospital in 2019 The project was approved and tendered, and the reconstruction project was started. The reconstruction will be completed and listed in 2020.

Currently, the National Health Commission has begun coordinating with relevant departments to conduct a feasibility study on idle houses adjacent to urban tertiary public hospitals that can be converted into nursing homes. At the same time, it has also entrusted Suzhou Municipal Rehabilitation Hospital Municipal hospitals with strong expertise provide plans for the construction of the proposed Suzhou General Nursing Hospital. After the location of the Suzhou General Nursing Hospital is determined, Suzhou City will actively promote project construction.