Findings in Science Reported from Sun Yat-Sen University (Long-term care insurance and unmet needs in China: perspectives of older adults and family members): Science

2026 SEP 14 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Daily China News -- Researchers detail new data in Science. According to news reporting originating from Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “With population aging, many countries have introduced long-term care insurance (LTCI) and provide home-based services for older adults. Grounded in the convoy of care framework, this study investigated the lived experiences of older recipients and their families, exploring how specific policy features relate to unmet care needs.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Sun Yat-Sen University, “Qualitative data were collected from 24 older recipients and their family members in Guangzhou, China. Findings revealed four LTCI policy mechanisms that alleviated unmet needs: (1) enrolling individuals to use formal care, (2) flexibility in choosing caregivers, (3) integrating home care agency nurses into care networks, and (4) providing training for caregivers. Yet, unmet needs were identified due to suboptimal policy features: the inadequacy of LTCI benefits, the lack of program information, and limited access to individualized care-related goods.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “To enhance care outcomes, policymakers could incorporate our findings into the development of LTCI programs.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Long-term care insurance and unmet needs in China: perspectives of older adults and family members. European Journal of Ageing, 2026;23(1). European Journal of Ageing can be contacted at: Springer, One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, Ny, United States. (Springer - www.springer.com; European Journal of Ageing - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1613-9372/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Wing Kit Chan, Center for Chinese Public Administration Research, School of Government, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include Jinbao Zhang, Bo Hu and Jinghua Gao.

Publisher contact information for the European Journal of Ageing is: Springer, One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, Ny, United States.

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