Qinzhou District Financial Media Center, July 3 (Reporter Li Xin, Gao Shifei) In the era of social aging, "difficulty in cooking" and "difficulty in eating" have become one of the problems of home care for the elderly who are empty nesters, live alone, are elderly and difficult to take care of themselves. Since the beginning of this year, Qinzhou District has actively carried out the pilot construction of meal assistance services for the elderly, solved the problem of difficulty in eating for the elderly, and effectively improved the sense of gain and happiness of the elderly.
At breakfast time, in the canteen of the Tianshui County Street Comprehensive Elderly Care Service Center, the elderly residents of the jurisdiction came here one after another. Rich dishes, preferential prices, and considerate service make elderly friends eat happily and solve the problem of dining at home.
"There are mixed cold vegetables, flower rolls, and eggs, and you can eat them here, and it will only take a few minutes to walk from home." Li Cunmei, a resident of Jinxiuyuan Community, Tianshui County Street, said.
"The food here is well cooked, and there are many kinds of food, which is very suitable for us seniors, and the price is cheap." Zhang Tianbao, a resident of Jinxiuyuan Community, Tianshui County Street, said.
It is understood that the canteen for the elderly relies on the community home-based elderly care service center to provide a variety of dining services for the elderly in the jurisdiction. The restaurant serves three meals a day, with fresh, home-style dishes. The recipes of the canteen are updated daily, according to the tastes and needs of the elderly, the meals are as low as salt and oil, soft and delicious, and the canteen also provides door-to-door delivery services for the elderly with limited mobility.
"Breakfast and steamed buns and soup are prepared before 8:10 in the morning, served after 8:10, cleaned up after 8:30, and then cooked for lunch." Zhang Ruixue, a resident of Jinxiuyuan Community, Tianshui County Street, said.
"The most important thing in the happy canteen is food safety, the community conducts comprehensive supervision of the canteen's health status, procurement and the implementation of preferential policies for the elderly, and carries out spot checks from time to time, which not only allows residents to enjoy food at their doorstep, but also retains the stomach of the elderly with taste, and warms the hearts of the elderly." Wei Juanjuan, secretary of the Party branch of Hongshan Community, Tianshui County Street, said.
For the elderly, three meals a day is not only a basic living need, but also a manifestation of a sense of gain, happiness and security. Yangjiasi Town, Shima Village, the construction of the rural meal aid point, every meal, the old people who come to eat will take the dishes and chopsticks, beat the rice, serve the dishes as they go to their own homes, the staff according to the living habits of most of the local elderly, at noon prepared the noodles and two side dishes.
"The kids are all outside, no one cooks, I cook three meals at a time, and I eat leftovers. Since it was built, I've eaten differently, and now it's a different day, tonight's meal is different, tomorrow's meal is still different. Zhao Shuidai, a villager in Shima Village, Yangjiasi Town, said.
"Now everyone is busy cutting wheat, and it is convenient to bring the children over to eat a little. It tastes good, fragrant and the price is right. Tian Julan, a villager in Shima Village, Yangjiasi Town, said.
Most of the young people in Shima Village go out to work, and some older people with weak self-care ability have the problem of "difficulty in cooking and eating". Since the beginning of this year, with the strong support of the Qinzhou District Civil Affairs Bureau, the town party committee and the town government, the construction of the "Happy Canteen" in Shima Village began in April, and the Dragon Boat Festival was put into operation, with a total area of about 100 square meters, which can accommodate 50 to 60 elderly people at the same time. The kitchen realizes a bright kitchen and a bright stove, and the cooking and food hygiene conditions are clear at a glance.
"Every morning is to drink tea and eat steamed buns, and at noon is noodles or fried noodles, and the day changes a new pattern. In the evening, it is two to three dishes, soup, and steamed buns. The number of people is about 50 people, which is relatively fixed every day, and when the farm is busy, these people who go out can also have a safe meal when they come back. Ma Qicun, deputy director of the village committee of Shima Village, Yangjiasi Town, said.
In 2024, Qinzhou District will be recommended as a provincial-level demonstration site for the construction of elderly care and meal assistance, and it is planned to build 3 canteens for the elderly, 1 urban meal assistance point, and 1 rural meal assistance point in the city. According to the characteristics of high density of the elderly and high demand for meal assistance for the elderly, our district selected Tianshui County Street, Xiguan Street, Dacheng Street, and Yangjiasi Shima Village as construction pilots. After the completion of the project, it will cover more than 4,000 elderly people and 15 communities in the urban area.
"In the next step, we will continue to expand the coverage of the 'happy canteen' for the elderly, strengthen the service supply capacity, and provide services such as appointment ordering and door-to-door delivery for the disabled and semi-disabled elderly, so that the 'happy plate' of the elderly will be warm from the 'tip of the tongue' to the 'tip of the heart'." Xin Kai, head of the pension and child welfare unit of the Qinzhou District Civil Affairs Bureau, said.
(News source: Qinzhou District Rong Media Center Reprint: Ma Wenjie)