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China’s $7.4 billion ‘loneliness industry’: Why elderly people are hiring ‘temporary children’
China’s growing loneliness industry is offering elderly people paid companionship, meal deliveries and household assistance as changing lifestyles and social isolation create demand for services built around human connection.
In China, an aging population and the growing distance between family members has led to the emergence of a new service sector that provides emotional support to the elderly. Elderly people experiencing loneliness hire “temporary children” in exchange for money to visit them, chat with them, and help them with daily tasks. AzEdu.az reports to foreign media ...
At 91, Ms. Yang lives alone on the outskirts of Beijing. Her husband died, her eyesight gradually weakened due to glaucoma, and the silence in her home sometimes became unbearable. So unbearable that the woman began to talk to the TV to get the feeling that someone was answering her. Loneliness led her to despair. At one point, she even asked her son if there was a legal way to voluntarily end his life.Today the situation is different. Twice a d…
On Monday (October 12), "shared children" became a trending topic on Chinese social media. From paid medical companionship and home visits to volunteer pairing services, "shared children," "outsourced children," and "community children" are becoming new focal points in elderly care discussions in mainland China, reflecting the multiple challenges faced by the mainland's population structure, family relationships, and social security.
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