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The National Health Commission, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Healthcare Security Administration, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention jointly issued a "Notice on Launching an Action to Promote the Integration of Medical and Elderly Care" today (29th), deciding to launch a three-year action to promote the integration of medical and elderly care. The notice proposes that by the end of 2027, policies on the integration of medical and elderly care will be continuously improved, the service system will be more complete, service supply will be effectively increased, service capacity will be significantly enhanced, and medical and health resources and elderly care resources will be further shared and integrated to better meet the health and elderly care service needs of the elderly. The notice outlines 25 specific tasks in seven areas: First, improving the layout of service resources. This includes improving the integrated medical and elderly care service system, supporting the expansion of integrated medical and elderly care functions, and deepening medical and elderly care collaboration within medical alliances. Second, strengthening the talent pool. This includes expanding the scale of professional talent training, improving the professional level of practitioners, and conducting health education and care skills training. Third, developing home and community services. This includes strengthening health management for the elderly, improving the quality and efficiency of family doctor contracts, and providing community-embedded services. Fourth, expanding service supply. The measures include: 1) Deepening the effective connection between medical and elderly care services; 2) Deepening the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and medical care services; 3) Popularizing mental health knowledge; 4) Increasing medical insurance support; 5) Strengthening service guarantees for disabled and cognitively impaired elderly people. This includes carrying out health service initiatives for disabled elderly people, ensuring the care needs of economically disadvantaged disabled elderly people, encouraging the development of specialized services for cognitively impaired elderly people, and promoting the implementation of a long-term care insurance system. 6) Strengthening quality management. This includes implementing an assessment system for elderly admissions, strengthening quality control, promoting multidisciplinary continuous services, and standardizing the management of self-brought medications. 7) Building a solid safety production line. This includes strengthening industry supervision, implementing the main responsibility of institutions, and conducting emergency drills for infectious disease prevention and control. (CCTV News)