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“Medical escorts” are in short supply, “caregivers” face higher thresholds… What signals are being sent by a senior care service job fair?

“Actually, this is only one-tenth of our total recruitment needs. The market demand is enormous.” Just one hour into the job fair, Gao Jiaxu, founder of Shanghai Jiajianing Senior Care Service Co., Ltd., had already received nearly 40 resumes,Many job seekers were attracted by a new occupation on the display board: “Accompanied Medical Escort”, which requires full-process participation in escorting the elderly to medical appointments, with up to 500 vacancies. On April 15, the 2026 Spring Senior Care Talent Job Fair was held at Xinzhuang Tianhui Plaza, attracting 41 elderly care institutions, professional senior care service organizations, and senior care technology companies to present a collective display, offering over 1,400 positions covering basic care, medical rehabilitation, medical escort, education and…

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Major Seminar on the Eve of Shanghai Senior Expo – Practical Solutions to Three Major Problems of Elderly Care Institutions

Major Seminar on the Eve of Shanghai Senior Expo – Practical Solutions to Three Major Problems of Elderly Care Institutions In June, the Shanghai International Senior Care, Aids and Rehabilitation Medical Expo (AID) is about to open. Every year at the Senior Expo, the industry discusses: smart senior care, dementia, service upgrades, quality operations… But when we truly return to the scene of elderly care institutions, Many managers are troubled by these problems: Why are institutions always becoming more passive in front of family members? Why, when clearly for safety, do they still fall into ‘restraint controversies’? Why do many cases of ‘abuse’ occur without malicious intent? Why does the risk increase the busier the team is? These problems occur…

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From Scale Expansion to Quality Leap: The Inevitable Path of the Silver Economy and Shanghai’s Practice

From Scale Expansion to Quality Leap: The Inevitable Path of the Silver Economy and Shanghai’s Practice Currently, China is in a stage of deep population aging, which poses a severe challenge to people’s livelihood security but also offers a major opportunity for industrial structural transformation and upgrading. The ’15th Five-Year Plan’ has elevated the silver economy to a strategic level, and the State Council executive meeting has clearly released the policy direction of stimulating consumer demand and expanding inclusive supply. As one of the mega-cities with the highest degree of aging in the country, Shanghai, in the role of a pioneer, continues to explore the ‘Shanghai Solution’ to cope with population aging. In response to the call of the times…

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