Table 1 Index system for evaluating the level of social elderly care resources
Dimensions | Indicators | Calculation formula | Unit | Weights* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Material resources (24.37%) | Number of institutional care beds per thousand older adults | Number of institutional care beds/population of older adults*1000 | Beds/1000 people | 3.34% |
Number of elder care institutions per thousand older adults | Number of elderly care institutions/population of older adults*1000 | Institutions/1000 people | 3.26% | |
Number of care beds in communities per thousand older adults | Number of care beds in communities/population of older adults*1000 | Beds/1000 people | 5.40% | |
Number of community-based care institutions per thousand older adults | Number of community-based care institutions/population of older adults*1000 | Institutions/1000 people | 4.95% | |
Number of beds in medical and health institutions per thousand older adults | Number of beds in medical and health institutions/population of older adults*1000 | Beds/1000 people | 4.68% | |
Number of beds in geriatric hospital per thousand older adults | Number of beds in geriatric hospitals/population of older adults*1000 | Beds/1000 people | 2.73% | |
Human resources (25.15%) | Number of employees in elderly care institutions per thousand older adults | Number of employees in elderly care institutions/population of older adults*1000 | Employees/1000 people | 5.08% |
Number of employees in community-based care institutions per thousand older adults | Number of employees in community-based care institutions/population of older adults*1000 | Employees/1000 people | 6.14% | |
Number of health technicians per ten thousand people | Number of health technicians/total population*10,000 | Technicians/10000 people | 0.90% | |
Proportion of registered nurses in health technicians | Number of registered nurses/number of health technicians*100 | % | 3.25% | |
Number of social workers per thousand older adults | Number of social workers/population of older adults*1000 | Employees/1000 people | 9.79% | |
Financial resources (50.48%) | Social pension insurance expenditure per capita | Basic pension insurance expenditure/number of retired employees | Yuan/person | 8.87% |
Social medical insurance expenditure per capita | Basic medical insurance expenditure/insured population | Yuan/person | 7.14% | |
Public health expenditure per capita | (Government expenditure on health + social expenditure on health)/total population | Yuan/person | 4.60% | |
Proportion of older adults receiving old-age subsidies | Number of older adults receiving old-age subsidies/population of older adults*100 | % | 6.67% | |
Proportion of older adults receiving elderly care subsidies | Number of older adults receiving elderly care subsidies/population of older adults*100 | % | 10.67% | |
Proportion of older adults receiving pension subsidies | Number of older adults receiving pension subsidies/population of older adults*100 | % | 12.55% |