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Complement or Disconnection? - the Impact of State-Family Responsibility on Elderly Health under Integrated Medical and Nursing Care Services

Author(s)

Fu Jinguo*

Affiliation(s)

School of Politics and Law, University of Jinan,Jinan,Shandong, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

As population aging deepens in China, whether state and family responsibilities in integrated medical and nursing care services are moving toward complementarity or facing a disconnect has become critical to elderly health. This paper analyzes how their interaction affects the physical and mental health of the elderly. The study identifies three major problems: partial absence of state responsibility, overload of family responsibility, and poor articulation between the two. These issues lead to service fragmentation and weakened health outcomes. State and family responsibilities are not a trade-off but a complementary relationship. Good synergy significantly improves elderly health, while the absence of either party or a disconnect produces adverse effects. This paper proposes that moving from disconnect to complementarity is essential to safeguarding the health and well-being of the elderly.

Keywords

Integrated Medical and Nursing Care; State Responsibility; Family Responsibility; Elderly Health

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