Service of Institutional Care for People with Disabilities in Shanghai, China
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.08.006
- VernacularTitle:上海市残疾人机构养护服务实施现状分析
- Author:
Zhao PEI
;
Jun Lü
;
Huijiong YU
;
Pei LIU
;
Jinghua WU
;
Mei SUN
;
Lianding XUE
;
Xiaohong LI
- Keywords:
people with disabilities;
institutional care;
current situation;
Shanghai
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2017;23(8):895-899
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the current situation of institutional care for people with disabilities in Shanghai, China. Methods Sec-ondary data were collected from the synthetical information platform of Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation, including data about the res-idential institutions and people with disabilities living in the institutions from 2004 to 2015. Results The number of residential institutions and people with disabilities showed an increasing tendency from 2004 to 2015. At the end of 2015, there was 368 residential institutions in Shanghai, providing institutional care for 5821 people with disabilities. People in the institutions were mainly with intelligence disability and mental disability, and mainly in 35 to 59 years old. Conclusion The institutional care for people with disabilities was generally in a good condition in Shanghai and met people's needs.
