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Aging Population in China: Having a Senior Moment

July 22, 2014 By Sarah O'Meara

The aging population in China needs a housing solution. So what’s stopping the industry from booming? Since the beginning of 2014, Jim Biggs has been living in a brand-new residential facility for senior citizens with dementia. He’s just 54 years old, and has no problem with his memory. Biggs, the managing director of Honghui Senior […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Demographics, Finance, Know China, Real Estate, Society Tagged With: Chinese Real Estate, Demographics, Elder Care, Government Regulation, Housing, Investment, Property, Real Estate, Slider

Private Healthcare in China: Will Business Sentiment Survive?

May 26, 2014 By Suzanne Edwards

China’s public healthcare system is ill-equipped to handle growing demand. On the other hand, private healthcare in China is not an easy field to play in due to several reasons. Will investment sentiment survive in the country’s beleaguered healthcare sector? It’s a typical scene in Subei People’s Hospital in Yangzhou, a third-tier city in China’s coastal […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Demographics, Know China, Society Tagged With: China's Healthcare System, Demographics, Elder Care, Government Control, Healthcare, Hot Issues in China, Investment, Slider

No Silver Bullet: Tapping China’s Elder-Care Segment

October 17, 2012 By Li Xiaoshu

Thanks to the changing population demographics in China, the aging market has become a huge business opportunity. But tapping it is far from easy Liu Wen, a grey-haired 82-year-old, draws himself up from a deep Chinese-style sofa and shuffles to the door to answer the doorbell. It’s lunchtime at the Yanda International Health City, and Liu […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Demographics, Know China, Society Tagged With: Elder Care, Elderly, Healthcare, Insurance, Nursing Homes, Real Estate

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