Elderly Life Experience Officer | Looking forward to more aging facilities and services

On June 13th, the Zhejiang Elderly Daily Elderly Life Experience Officer series reported "It's not easy to buy vegetables for the elderly to buy vegetables in the channel", which caused a large number of elderly people to resonate. thing.

In order to understand the real needs of elderly friends, the elderly experience officers have once again entered the farmer's market, on the streets, and listening to everyone's ideas and opinions. The interview found that more than 80%of the respondents believed that far from the elderly was a major obstacle to the elderly to buy food; about 70%of the respondents believed that the management and services of the internal facilities of the vegetable farm needed to be improved.

Over 80 % means the upper limit of the walking is 20 minutes

In recent years, all parts of our province have actively advocated the formation of a "15 -minute life circle" so that the elderly can more conveniently obtain the required life services. What is the longest walking distance that everyone can accept for buying food? Of the 30 respondents interviewed by the experience officer, including 22 elderly and 8 young and middle -aged people, 25 of them said that the upper limit of the schedule for walking to the vegetable market was 20 minutes. Everyone generally said that the journey is more than 3 kilometers or walking for more than 30 minutes, which is inconvenient.

In the Gaosha community in Xiasha Street, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, a staff member told reporters that since the demolition of the Gaosha farmer's market, most residents around the surrounding areas have not had a fixed place for vegetable purchase. Surrounding shops or supermarkets, compared with the farmer's market, high price and few dishes, so many residents choose to go to large farmers' markets two or three kilometers away. Uncle Zheng is one of the members. He said that in order to eat fresh vegetables every day, he would walk two kilometers to buy vegetables in the Wannan Farmers Market. There are many types of dishes and high cost performance.

All 30 respondents said that the location of the vegetable market should follow the principle of nearby, and the primary considering places with convenient transportation and walking easy. If you encounter the demolition and rebuilding, it is best to arrange a temporary vegetable farm for surrounding residents.

Experience officer interviewed an old man who bought vegetables in the farmers' market in Pingfeng Street

There is risk of wet ground on aquatic stalls

Located in the Yeqingdou Farmers Market in Gongshu District, Hangzhou, a vegetable area with a large demand is set on the second floor of the market. 87 -year -old Han Jihui told the experience officer that climbing the stairs was the biggest trouble for her daily food. She hoped that the market management would adjust the vegetable booth appropriately. If the venue restrictions cannot be adjusted, whether the elevator can be installed under conditions permit.

During the interview, the cleaning and ground cleaning of the vegetable farm is also frequently mentioned. Over 70 % of the respondents said that in most farmers' markets, there are stagnant water and discarded fish and shrimp on the ground in the aquatic region. The 67 -year -old Chen Chen told the experience officer that he almost fell in front of the seafood stalls of the farmer market of Pingfeng Street. Fortunately, a passerby helped to hurt him.

Regarding the slippery problem of the ground, young people also have something to say. Li Hongbin, who lives in Gongshu District, said that during the process of buying food, he repeatedly noticed that the elderly were very difficult to walk because of the slippery road on the ground.

"Sometimes young people must be careful when walking, let alone the elderly who are holding crutches and carrying vegetables." Li Hongbin said that he hoped that the internal drainage system was tested and managed. , Ensure that the ground is neat and dry, and ensure the safety of the elderly.

Experience official interview citizens who buy vegetables in Ye Qingdou's farmers' market

The elderly hope to increase the rest area

It is understood that Zhejiang Province launched the "Wuhua" transformation of the farmers' market and professional markets (facilitating, intelligent, humanized, specialized, and standardized) in the previous year. According to the renovation requirements, at the same time as the agricultural market, the agricultural trade market also needs to be adapted to local conditions to increase or improve the corresponding projects in accordance with the actual needs of elderly customers.

In the interview, the experience officer found that many old farmers' markets did not provide convenience facilities such as cart or taxi basket, and these facilities were necessary for elderly people with large procurement or inconvenience of walking. Among the elderly over the age of 75, half of the interviewed, I hope that the vegetable market can provide on -site services.

Aunt He, who went out to buy vegetables every day, also expressed her demand for public seats and self -service water dispenser.She believes that during the purchase of vegetables, if there is a specific rest area for the elderly to rest, not only can it be mitigibly released fatigue, but also reduce some emergencies.In this interview, young friends have called for the inconvenience of the elderly to pay more attention to the inconvenience of the elderly, and pay more attention to safety maintenance and aging services in the market site and construction of the farmers' market.

Council reporter Zhao Peixi

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