No country for old people
By Zhang Yuchen | China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-14 08:19
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Three old women living in the First Welfare Service, the largest and most in-demand State-owned care home for the elderly in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, chat as they wait for lunch. The center is the "first choice" for residents, according to a director. Zhang Yuchen / China Daily photos |
Senior citizens are turning to illegal nursing homes as shift in traditional mores means fewer children take care of them. Zhang Yuchen reports from Harbin.
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