China establishes 396,000 elderly care facilities by end of 2025

(ECNS) -- China had established 396,000 elderly care institutions and facilities nationwide by the end of 2025, with nursing beds making up 67.5% of the total in such institutions, a civil affairs official said on Wednesday at a press conference.

Sun Wencan, a senior official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, noted that public elderly care institutions have covered all counties nationwide.

About 30% of county-level elderly care institutions now function as comprehensive elderly care service platforms, while more than 60% of townships have built regional elderly care service centers, the official said.