商务部：将结合家政服务，发展老年人居家照护服务

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Civil Affairs introduced measures to cultivate elderly care service providers and promote the silver economy, highlighting the significant market potential due to the growing elderly population and changing consumption concepts [1]. Group 1: Key Initiatives - The Ministry of Commerce will focus on five areas to support the development of elderly care services, summarized as "two combinations and three constructions" [1]. - The first combination involves integrating home care services with domestic services, emphasizing the role of domestic service companies in providing care for the elderly [1]. - The second combination focuses on building convenient living circles that serve both the elderly and children, with plans to establish 6,255 convenient living circles across 210 pilot areas by July 2025, covering 150.3 million commercial outlets and reaching 129 million people [2]. Group 2: Development Platforms - The Ministry of Commerce will continue to create platforms for matching supply and demand in elderly care services, utilizing major exhibitions to showcase quality elderly products and services [2]. - The Ministry plans to accelerate the development of new consumption scenarios for elderly care, including organizing the "Service Consumption Season" in 2026 and encouraging e-commerce platforms to enhance the supply of elderly-friendly products and services [2]. Group 3: Open Cooperation - The Ministry of Commerce is promoting an open cooperation environment by encouraging pilot provinces to explore in relevant fields and revising the "Encouraged Foreign Investment Industry Catalog (2025 Edition)" to include manufacturing of elderly products [3]. - Future efforts will focus on accelerating the comprehensive pilot for expanding the service industry and guiding localities to implement supportive measures for attracting foreign investment in the elderly care sector [3].