加拿大社区养老服务体系特点及启示

The Characteristics and Enlightenment of Canadian Community Old-Age Security System

随着全球社会和经济的发展,老龄化现象在世界范围内越来越普遍,老年人养老问题已不再是发达国家的专属问题,越来越多的发展中国家也开始面对复杂的老年人养老问题。在中国,养老保障制度在不断地完善当中,但,未富先老使中国养老问题越来越严峻。经济发达国家养老保障体系相对完善,其中加拿大的国家、省、市三级政府支付社区养老建设费用的制度、卫生服务、社工培养等经验,对中国建立社区养老保障体系有某种借鉴意义。

With the development of society and economy, ＂aging＂ is becoming increasingly commonplace around the globe. Old -age security is a thorny problem encountered not only by developed countries but also by a growing number of developing countries. Notwithstanding the advances in Chinese old-age security system, the old-age problem is exacerbated because of large numbers of seniors who stay far from being affluent. In contrast, old-age security systems in developed countries are rel- atively perfect. In Canada, for instance, the state, provincial and municipal governments are responsible for the expenditure on community old-age security. Moreover, this nation has valuable experience of health care and social workers training. There- fore, China can draw lessons from Canada in these areas.