Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Administration for Market Regulation have jointly issued the "Guidelines for the Construction of the Elderly Care Service Standard System (2025 Edition)" to address the issues of missing and outdated standards in elderly care services, marking a new phase in the standardization of elderly care services in China [1][2]. Group 1 - The new guidelines aim to establish a scientific and reasonable standard system for elderly care services, which is crucial for protecting the legal rights of the elderly and promoting high-quality development in the sector [1]. - The revised guidelines are a comprehensive upgrade from the 2017 version, with adjustments and expansions to the standard system framework, making the standard objects clearer and the system structure more complete [1]. - The new standard guidelines consist of six parts and innovate by constructing four major sub-systems: a general basic standard system for elderly care services, a service provision standard system, a service guarantee standard system for the operation of elderly care institutions, and a service management standard system [1]. Group 2 - The issuance of the new guidelines is not only a concrete implementation of the decisions made by the Central Committee and the State Council regarding elderly care services but also a response to the urgent need for adapting to the rapid development of new business formats, technologies, and models in elderly care services [2]. - The new guidelines will focus on addressing the imbalanced supply structure of standards in the elderly care sector and the inadequacy of working mechanisms, providing an important basis for establishing a unified national quality standard and evaluation system for elderly care services [2].