The country is people-oriented, and the people are food-oriented. Eating has always been a top priority for Chinese. With the acceleration of the aging society in the mainland, "difficulty in eating" has become a major problem that plagues the lives of the elderly.
On August 8, the reporter walked into the central kitchen of Nanshan Community Meal Assistance for the Elderly, Yuecheng Street, Anyue County. The tables and chairs in the canteen are neat and orderly, and the environment is spacious, bright, clean and comfortable. In the kitchen, the staff is busy, and the dishes are constantly stir-fried in the pot, filling the air with an enticing aroma.
Zeng Qiyan, head of the Anyue County Elderly Meal Network
"We selected several qualified suppliers with guaranteed quality for comparison, and finally determined one or two suppliers for fixed-point distribution. In terms of storage, the ingredients are classified and stored in accordance with the food requirements and specifications. We are also equipped with professional nutritionists to formulate the next week's recipe one week in advance, with meat and vegetarian combinations, and nutritional combinations to meet the health needs of the elderly. ”
At 11 a.m., the special food delivery vehicle departed from the central kitchen on time and shuttled through the streets and alleys to deliver fresh and nutritious meals to various meal assistance points. Whenever a meal is approaching, elderly residents in the neighborhood tend to arrive early to wait for their meal.
Anyue County helps the elderly to eat at the meal
"The food is beautiful and fragrant, I've eaten here several times, and the price is very affordable."
Peng Hongbing, Secretary of the Party Committee of Xiinkchi Community, Yuecheng Street, Anyue County
"There are a total of 25 people in the low-income and special service groups in the Ink Washing Community. Through door-to-door advocacy and organizational mobilization, we have about 15 people eating every day. The feedback from everyone is very good, and they think that this is a very good project to benefit the people, and they have also benefited from it. The central kitchen of the elderly meal has played a great role in the quality of life of the elderly. ”
It is understood that the current elderly meal network includes 1 central kitchen and 2 elderly meal centers. For the low-income elderly, the scattered elderly in extreme poverty, and the elderly with special difficulties in family planning, a meal subsidy of 8 yuan per person per day (5 yuan for lunch and 3 yuan for dinner) will be given; For the elderly who are 60 years old or above and have received a model worker at or above the municipal level or a second-class meritorious service (including second-class meritorious service or third-class meritorious service during wartime) or above, a meal subsidy of 5 yuan per person per day (3 yuan for lunch and 2 yuan for dinner) will be given; For other elderly people, a meal subsidy of 4 yuan per person per day (2 yuan for lunch and 2 yuan for dinner) will be given. While satisfying the needs of food delivery to meal helpers, the central kitchen is also open to the public.
Each meal assistance improves the happiness index of residents and highlights the temperature of urban people's livelihood. In the next step, Anyue County will proceed from reality, adhere to rational layout and socialized operation, and improve the elderly meal service system with more diversified levels, more diverse dishes, and a wider range of people.
Reporter: Zhou Qian, Hu Gu, Wu Siyuan (intern)