北京市居家养老服务券制度的评述与思考

Reflections on Home-based Care Services Voucher System in Beijing

随着中国人口老龄化及高龄化进程的加快,我国老年人口日益增多,中国养老服务模式面临新的挑战,社会各界也在积极探索新的养老服务模式,以满足老年人多元化的养老服务需求。通过对北京市居家养老服务券制度的简单评述,找出此项制度在实践中的不足,指出养老服务券在市场供给载体、政府与政策层面、受惠群体等方面存在的问题,并借鉴中国其他城市居家养老服务券制度的实践经验,对优化北京市居家养老服务券制度提出几点政策性思考:一是积极宣传消费理念,鼓励老人购买社会服务;二是完善社区服务支撑体系,增加服务供给载体;三是大力推行一卡通,扩大服务券使用范围,这些建议对探索适合中国国情的养老服务模式有一定的借鉴作用。

With the acceleration of population aging in China,China＇s elderly population is increasing,which poses new challenges to pension service models in China. To meet the diversified needs,people from all walks of life are actively exploring new models of pension service. Through a brief review of home-based care services voucher system in Beijing,the authors find out some defects in practice and points out several problems of old-age care services voucher system in the respects of market suppliers,government policies and beneficiary groups. Drawing on the practical experiences of home-based care services voucher systems in other cities of China,the present paper puts forward some suggestions to optimize the home-based care services voucher system in Beijing： firstly,to actively promote the consumption concept and encourage the elderly to buy social services;secondly,to improve the community service system and increase service supplier;thirdly,to vigorously promote allpurpose cards and extend the coverage service vouchers. The above suggestions can function as a reference for the exploration of the pension service model in line with China＇s actual conditions.