Community Cafeteria Serving the People's Livelihoods Here is the Happiness "Taste" at the Door of Home for the Elderly | Community | Cafeteria
Shanghai is one of the cities with the highest level of aging population in China. In order to better improve elderly meal assistance services, Shanghai has been continuously promoting the construction of the "Community Elderly Meal Assistance Service Venues" project in recent years. This year, for the first time, the construction of community elderly cafeterias has been designated as a practical project for the public, and it is explicitly stated that 40 new community elderly cafeterias will be added.
Community "Small Canteen" Serving "Great Livelihood"
At 9am, the breakfast business of the community elder cafeteria in Jinhui Town, Fengxian District, Shanghai had just ended, and the kitchen immediately began preparing lunch. This community elderly cafeteria officially opened to the public in July this year. Currently, the daily passenger flow is basically fixed, with around 200 people dining for breakfast, and over 300 people dining for lunch and dinner. Starting from August 1st, a new service has been launched here for the elderly living in the surrounding area.
Wu Yongliang, the third-party operation manager of the community elderly cafeteria: In addition to the residents near the cafeteria, some residents of Jinhui Town who are relatively far away from the cafeteria have also raised some demands to help them deliver meals. Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the assistance of delivering boxed meals has been officially launched since August 1st.
The community senior cafeteria adopts a real name system, and elderly people aged 60 and above can apply for admission cards. There are also certain discounts for dine in meals. It is reported that the community elderly cafeteria in Jinhui Town is located on the first floor of the commercial street center in the residential area. It not only meets the dining needs of the surrounding elderly, but also allows nearby workers to dine in.
Wu Yongliang, the third-party operation manager of the community elderly cafeteria: Approximately 75% of them are elderly people, and there is also a portion of the surrounding business buildings, including some white-collar workers.
Affordable price, good taste, and popular community elderly cafeteria
Approaching noon, bursts of delicious food wafted out from the elderly cafeteria of the Baozhen Community Life Service Center in Chongming District. Although it's not time for dinner yet, the selection area has long queues early. Beef priced at 10 yuan per serving and steamed eggs priced at 2 yuan per serving not only offer a variety of dishes but also offer affordable prices. Elderly people over 60 years old can also enjoy certain discounts when dining.
Recently, the elderly cafeteria of Baozhen Community Life Service Center has received approximately 260 dine ins per day. In order to further meet the dining needs of the elderly, the cafeteria plans to increase the supply of dinner on the basis of the original breakfast and lunch market supply.
Zhou Peng, Director of the Community Construction Office in Baozhen, Chongming District, Shanghai: Overall, it is particularly popular. The elderly near the community have high expectations for this place and have been wanting to launch dinner services. We are currently preparing for it.
It is reported that this year, Shanghai has included the construction of 40 new "community senior canteens" as a private practical project for the first time. As of the end of August, 28 new canteens have been added. It is these community elder canteens located on the streets and alleys that continue to weave a dense network of community elderly care services in Shanghai, a mega city.
Liu Huijuan, Deputy Director of the Elderly Care Service Department of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau: A meal is actually a very important thing for the elderly. On the one hand, it means that our distribution points are more dense, more convenient and accessible. On the other hand, we also need to develop towards high quality, so that the elderly can eat well, eat with higher quality, and eat healthier.
The Happiness "Taste" at the Door of Meal Help Service
Not long ago, the micro meal service point in Shiyunyuan Community, Yangpu District, Shanghai was put into operation, providing breakfast and lunch for surrounding residents. It was very popular on the first day of operation.
At 11 noon, one of the 10 dishes was already sold out, and more than half of the other dishes were also sold out. The operator urgently sought help from the central kitchen to increase supply in a timely manner.
Operator staff member Zhao Sinang: This dish was cut and prepared in our large central kitchen on Military Industry Road. We quickly sent a second batch of dishes over. We guarantee to have three large meat dishes, three small meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, and one regular soup every day for the elderly to choose from.
The Shiyun Garden is located in Lane 400, Jungong Road. There are few shops around the community, making it inconvenient to buy groceries and eat. The community's micro meal service points greatly meet the dining needs of residents in the community. As of the end of 2022, there are a total of 1608 elderly meal assistance service venues in Shanghai.