Chongqing's "former richest man" Yin Mingshan makes his debut: a nursing home is not a "solitary elderly home". After moving into a nursing home
Recently, the news of Yin Mingshan, the founder of Lifan Group, moving into a nursing home has become a hot topic nationwide, attracting the attention and discussion of a large number of netizens.
Some people speculate that Yin Mingshan, the former richest man in Chongqing, may have a bleak evening scenery? Some people also support that Yin Mingshan is not short of money, and his children are also very filial. Staying in a nursing home is due to a change in elderly care concepts.
What is the actual situation? On September 22nd, Yin Mingshan publicly appeared and responded that staying in a nursing home was a carefully considered choice for himself. The nursing home is not a "lonely elderly home". Now, he reads, writes poetry, and practices piano every day, and his life is very comfortable. His love for his children is also deeper.
Response to moving into a nursing home
"A nursing home is not an orphanage, life is very comfortable now."
On September 22nd, Yin Mingshan made a public appearance at the Longevity Era Health Forum held at his nursing home.
Despite being 85 years old this year, the old man still looks energetic and physically strong.
"Thank you all for your concern. I am very touched. I am an ordinary person from Chongqing. I retired after the age of 80, and at first, I also took care of myself at home. However, I gradually realized that the cost was not cheap, and many people felt it inconvenient to come to disturb me. The circle gradually became smaller. Choosing to live in a nursing home for retirement is how I can live comfortably, how can I receive more respect and convenience." Yin Mingshan responded to everyone's questions with a smile. I have carefully considered whether to hire a nanny to take care of me or go to a nursing home, but after investigation and trial, I finally made up my mind.
In Yin Mingshan's view, human production has all moved from households to factories, or in other words, from family workshops to industrialization. The same goes for elderly care. At the beginning, it was all family elderly care, and then gradually it moved towards institutional elderly care. Elderly care institutions are like transforming from family production to factory production, which is an impossible thing.
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Yin Mingshan said that in family elderly care, whether it is taking care of family members or hiring nannies, one person has to do everything. Some people are familiar with the business, while others are not. In nursing homes, like a factory assembly line, one person only does one or two things, and everyone is very professional, proficient, efficient, and of good quality.
When it comes to the views of his children and descendants on him moving into a nursing home, he said that after moving in, his son and daughter came to see him, and many relatives did not understand his choice at first. "In everyone's traditional view, going to a nursing home is like going to an orphanage, but not necessarily. I feel more comfortable in a nursing home and the world is bigger."
On Retirement Life
"I used to live for others, but when I retire, I live for myself."
Yin Mingshan is one of the representative figures of Chongqing's private economy, and his ups and downs in life are also legendary in the Chinese business world.
Yin Mingshan, born in 1938, had a legendary life: he lost his father in his childhood, was imprisoned in his youth, started his own business at the age of 47, became the "king of motorcycles" at 62, entered the automotive industry at 65, went public at 72, and once became the "richest man in Chongqing".
After 25 years of hard work, he did not hand over Lifan Group to his children, but instead catered to the company's transformation strategy and handed it over to professional managers. But after he faded out of the front line of business, Lifan's transformation to new energy vehicles failed and took a period of "downhill road".
Faced with the dilemma of Lifan, 82 year old Yin Mingshan had no choice but to return to the mountains. However, this time he was unable to turn the tide. After bankruptcy reorganization, Lifan was taken over by Geely, and the Yin Mingshan family gradually faded out of the group's operations.
Due to his advanced age, Yin Mingshan has rarely appeared in the past two years. After the news of staying in a nursing home this time spread, many netizens also lamented that there is no more Yin Mingshan in the commercial world.
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However, according to information from Tianyancha and others, Yin Mingshan still has some company employment information at present. Did you really retire this time?
"I really don't care anymore," Yin Mingshan responded with a smile. Although he still holds several positions as chairman of the company and occasionally has staff members come to him with documents to sign, he really doesn't care about specific matters.
"Before retirement, I lived for the sake of the company and others. When Lifan had more than 50000 employees at its peak, I had to care about how to pay them wages, consider competition between companies, and worry endlessly." Yin Mingshan said, "After retirement, he lived more for himself.".
What are the changes in life after retirement?
Regarding this, Yin Mingshan said that when he was young, he liked to dance and write, but didn't have the opportunity. Now that time has increased, he insists on reading, writing, practicing the piano, and taking walks every day. "I have loved music since I was young. Now that my throat is not strong enough to sing, I can practice the piano. I practice 5 times a day, each time for 20 minutes. I have also written a lot of poems and strive to publish a poetry collection immediately."
"How hard it is to work hard! It's great to retire," he joked. He used to be a "literary youth", but now he wants to be a "literary elderly".
During an exclusive interview with upstream news reporters, he also shared the secret to health preservation. "A happy mood is very important. I am happy all day. At the same time, I need to be moderate, eat only 80% full at each meal, and drink more water. In addition, hobbies such as reading, writing, and music are all helpful."
Journalist's Notes>>
From "elderly care" to "enjoying old age" requires more "spoiling the elderly"
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Yin Mingshan's stay in a nursing home is more like a wave in the trend of socialized elderly care services. Behind the heated discussion, it has triggered profound public reflection on the concept of elderly care and social reality.
In traditional thinking, many people have the concept of "taking care of children to prevent aging", often believing that entering a nursing home is "a bleak evening scene.". But with the development of society, the elderly care system is gradually improving, and the service level of elderly care institutions is constantly improving. More and more people are choosing to actively live in nursing homes, and their needs are no longer just about "elderly care", but how to better "enjoy the elderly".
This transformation is a huge opportunity for the development of the elderly care industry, but it is also a major challenge for society.
To achieve the goal of more people transitioning from "elderly care" to "enjoying old age", it is not only necessary to update social concepts, but also to take practical measures to "spoil the elderly". It is necessary to accelerate the improvement of the elderly care service system, conduct research from multiple aspects such as regulations and policies, service facilities, elderly care services, and talent cultivation, and establish a multi-level and diversified supply system of elderly care service products to meet more diverse elderly care needs.
In recent years, the country has introduced multiple elderly care policies, and the "14th Five Year Plan for the Development of National Elderly Care and Elderly Care Service System" issued by the State Council proposes that by 2025, the total number of elderly care service beds in China will reach over 9 million, clarifying the hard indicators for the development of elderly care services during the "14th Five Year Plan". Various regions have also included relevant indicators in their plans.
The "14th Five Year Plan" for the construction of Chongqing's elderly care service system clearly states that by 2025, the number of elderly care service beds will reach 250000, nursing type beds will reach 150000, 200 inclusive elderly care institutions will be added, and 10000 inclusive elderly care beds will be established. At least 10 cross regional and chain based local elderly care service brand enterprises will be cultivated.
With the gradual improvement of the elderly care system, we hope that every elderly person can have a place to take care of, a place to rely on, a place to enjoy, and a sense of security in their old age!