Revolutionize Elderly Care: The Power of Linear Motion

Meeting the Challenge of Population Aging

According to the latest National Bureau of Statistics of China data, China's total population is expected to decrease by 208 people by the end of 2023 compared to 2022. And the total population has experienced a decline for two years. Elderly care has been a hot topic that we need to pay more attention to.

There are 290 million people over 60 years old in China, accounting for more than one-fifth of the total population. By 2035, it will reach over 400 million people aged 60+, which means over 30% of the population entering the severe aging stage.

As a result of the aging of the population and the need for a silver economy, the National Development and Reform Commission has released the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Developing the Silver Economy and Improving the Well-being of the Elderly" to address the aging of the population actively. We will develop elderly care and related industries following national strategies.

Transformative Shift in Elderly Care Strategies

As of 2021, China already reacted actively to the aging population under the guidance of the national strategy. However, due to inadequate facilities and systems, our country has struggled with the elderly care situation, leading to a shortage of beds for those in need of assisted living.

Fortunately, domestic elderly care institutions have rapidly developed in recent years due to policies and market demand. Moreover, our country has developed some innovative home elderly care beds and renovations, etc.

It, to some degree, helps to address the contradiction between supply and demand in part of the elderly care market. But, the smart elderly care model is still in development, and the traditional one still cannot meet the needs of many people.

Innovation-propelling Propelling Elderly Care Solutions

Auspiciously, with tech and social development, new elderly care models continue to emerge and evolve. In addition, the new models also promote product and market upgrades. Therefore, solve elderly care problems by integrating new-generation information technology and healthcare products.

In developed countries, senior housing buildings and services have formed a complete system. It means a greater variety of intelligent aging-friendly products are available, including electric nursing beds, patient lifts, skyrail-shifters, electric wheelchairs, bath lifts, toilet lifts, rollators, and several rehabilitation training aids. Those tools can be used by different groups of people. However, these humanized and intelligent products for the elderly are not commonly found in some domestic elderly care institutions.

JIECANG: Pioneering Smart Elderly Care Solutions

As one of the drafters of China's "DC Electric Actuator" industry standard, JIECANG has been focused on the research and development of linear actuator products over the past two decades.

Aside from its continuous development, JIECANG has proposed a one-stop home care solution that addresses the problem of population aging and improves the lives of the elderly. Moreover, it will greatly reduce the workload of caregivers.

It’s worth mentioning that, JIECANG 's "Smart Toilet  Lift", has been selected into the “Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's 2023 Senior Products Product Promotion Catalog". That’s the second award for elderly care products since the bath lift was also selected in 2022.

Meanwhile, intelligent linear motion systems play an essential role in the development of many elderly-friendly products in the promotion catalog.

A number of large enterprises in the elderly care industry have cooperated with JIECANG, which sets industry standards for linear actuators. These companies include Panasonic, Siasong Robot, Xiangyu Medical, Fourier Intelligent Technologies, and others.

Furthermore, with their help, JIECANG has jointly developed walking robots, electric nursing beds, and rehabilitation systems for limb feedback.

In addition, JIECANG’S  intelligent linear motion system also involves all aspects of elderly users' lives, making products for the elderly more humanized and comfortable.

For example, in the bedroom, the nursing bed system can realize functions such as electric turning, back lifting, leg lifting, and overall lifting. Also, it can be equipped with an intelligent vital sign monitoring system that monitors a user's vital signs live.

In the bathroom, items like bath lifts, toilet lifts, and adjustable washbasins can help elderly people with mobility issues feel more comfortable and prevent embarrassing situations.

For daily mobility,  electric wheelchairs with adjustable legs and backs that use high-precision servo-drive systems, make the travel experience safer and more efficient. There is also a rehabilitation robot system that provides personalized training according to the user's physical condition.

Envisioning a Brighter Future

Considering the rapid aging of my country's population, aging-friendly markets are very prospective.

And aging markets need more personalized, customized, intelligent, and friendly services to meet elderly needs. In the future, JIECANG  will advance the multi-dimensional development of products, ranging from product customization to scenario customization to satisfy the requirements of a larger population.

By leveraging science and technology, JIECANG will still empower the government, and society to promote the development of a smart aging industry.