Govt to expand elderly care

Support services to be offered in all urban areas by 2015, says official

The government is planning to increase support for families caring for elderly relatives, providing community care assistance to all urban communities and 50 percent of rural communities by 2015, according to a senior official.

"In designing our policies, we will prioritize the improvement of the support system to provide care for senior citizens," Wang Suying, a senior official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.