Survey on the Survival Situation and Support Needs of Older Persons with Disabilities in Rural Areas

Abstract

This survey takes some rural residents in Linxi Town and Jingzhou Township, Jixi County, Anhui Province as the research objects, with the aim of understanding the most authentic survival status of rural elderly disabled people. The self-made "Rural Elderly Disabled Person Survival Status and Support Needs Survey Questionnaire" is used to explore the survival status and support needs of rural elderly disabled people. Through investigation, it was found that the survival status of elderly disabled people in rural areas is still poor, with problems such as poor economic and living conditions, difficult travel, insufficient medical resources, employment difficulties, low education level, and small social circles. In order to improve the survival status of elderly people with disabilities in rural areas, it is necessary to mobilize social forces, provide strong economic support, establish and improve accessible facilities, meet the travel needs of elderly people with disabilities in rural areas through various means, safeguard their right to education, improve the special education system, reduce employment discrimination, promote supportive employment for people with disabilities, improve rural grassroots medical care, ensure that elderly people with disabilities in rural areas have access to medical treatment, and coordinate various departments, Develop community-based services.