An unfinished nursing home, banners with fierce words, and a long-standing contradiction made the official WeChat of China News Network have such a title: "Nursing home = a hospital for the dead?" Don’t be old if you dare! 》

It turns out that something unpleasant happened in a residential area in Shanghai these days. The government wants to build a nursing home in the community, but it is strongly opposed by the owners. Some radical owners actually put up banners to protest, which read the words "Get out of the community in the hospital for the dead", which made people shudder.

Recently, banners such as "protesting against the construction of nursing homes in residential areas" can be seen everywhere in Xinyi Yayuan Community, Yangpu District, Shanghai. This year, a company in Shanghai prepared to transform the idle buildings in the community into public and private nursing homes, but it was strongly opposed by the community owners, and some community owners even hung up the "Dead People’s Home" and got out of the community.

Slogans against the construction of nursing homes can be seen everywhere in the community. Manager Lu, the project leader of this company, told the reporter that considering that Shanghai is getting more and more aging, Yangpu District is a traditional old industrial area with concentrated retired workers and a shortage of old-age care institutions, the company considered converting idle buildings into nursing homes last year after market research and communication with its streets. The project is expected to invest 30 million yuan, and the number of old-age beds will be about 291 after completion.

There are two main reasons for the owners’ opposition: first, it lowers the housing price of the community and affects the interests of the owners; Second, there are hospice wards and mortuaries in nursing homes, which affect the living environment and the psychology of owners. Because there is a saying among the owners that there are 1200 beds in this nursing home, there must be a morgue. They said: It is not always comfortable to open the window and see the nursing home. The street said that last year, it was considered to transform idle buildings into nursing homes. After the completion, the actual number of beds for the elderly was about 291.

After reading this news, Xiaoxin’s mind immediately came up with a scene. A high-end restaurant is crowded, but the seat next to the toilet is empty. No one wants to sit near the toilet to eat, but no one protests that the restaurant should not build this toilet, because everyone who eats will inevitably need it.

When people’s livelihood infrastructure conflicts with personal interests, what should we do? Is it true that nursing homes embodying humanistic care have no place in residential areas? If we don’t build a nursing home now, where will we live when we are old? Before answering these questions, let’s take a look at the status quo of nursing homes.

Present situation of nursing homes in China

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as of the end of March 2015, there were 31,833 registered pension service institutions in China. The total number of beds for the aged in institutions and communities reached 5.84 million, up 19.7% year-on-year, including 1.973 million beds for residential and day care in communities. At present, there are 27.5 beds for the aged per 1,000 elderly people, up 10.0% year-on-year.

With the accelerated arrival of an aging society, the living conditions, pension rights and security of the elderly have attracted increasing attention from all walks of life. Recently, in some places, cases of injury to the elderly have occurred one after another, or accidents that accidentally lead to the disability and death of the elderly have caused public concern about the security risks of the old-age service institutions.

How to solve the contradiction between the owner and the street?

The main concern of the owners is nothing more than two points:

First, I am afraid that house prices will fall. Imagine that if a residential area is equipped with a nursing home, just like a kindergarten, a vegetable market and a hotel in the residential area, this kind of welfare facilities that are convenient for the people will not let the house prices fall, but will only facilitate the owners, so this kind of worry is superfluous;

Second, the owners are worried that there are 1200 beds in nursing homes, and there will often be dead people, which will affect Feng Shui. The street clearly stated that it planned to build 291 beds, which is a reflection of the poor communication between the owners and the street. The street should have a detailed explanation and discussion with the owners’ committee, put all possible problems on the table and seek common ground while reserving differences. For example, where is the activity area of the old people? Whether the old people will disturb the people and other issues should be dealt with in advance …

Social needs of the elderly

First, why do the elderly live in nursing homes?

1) Hope to get timely nursing and medical assistance;

2) Reduce the burden of care for children and other family members;

3) Enjoy the old age;

4) Get rid of loneliness.

Second, what will be considered when living in a nursing home?

1) Location environment;

2) check-in fee. At present, the expenses paid by the elderly mainly come from their own pension, children’s sponsorship and funds for renting or selling their original houses.

3) medical conditions. Most concerned about the "first aid channel"; I hope that the medical environment will be warm and the service personalized.

4) service demand. Nursing staff should be patient and respectful; It is very important to visit and patrol regularly; Provide health care services, and organize health care and outing activities.

5) Dietary conditions. The dining environment is diversified and humanized; Varieties should be differentiated and can take care of special needs; I hope to set up a hospitality restaurant and a public kitchen.

"The distance between a bowl of soup"

Some people say that nursing homes can be built, but why should they be built in residential areas? In fact, one word is often used to choose the address of the old-age care institution-"the distance of a bowl of soup", that is to say, this bowl of soup is cooked from home and brought to the nursing home for the elderly to drink, which just doesn’t cool off. This distance is the best.

Building a nursing home in a residential area can just make the communication between children and the elderly closer. As the old saying goes, "all the virtues’s filial piety comes first". Filial piety is a precious treasure handed down by the Chinese nation for thousands of years. Who can say that he is not old? If children have time to take care of the elderly, or let them live in their own homes, this is the best state, but the reality is often unsatisfactory. Let the elderly have a sense of security in nursing homes, and focus on the long distance, and their grievances will not be so heavy, don’t you think?

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A residential area in Shanghai wants to build a nursing home. The owner pulls a banner "Home for the Dead"

Xinmin. com In recent years, Shanghai has made great efforts to develop the cause of providing for the aged. The municipal government regards adding new beds for the aged as a practical matter for the municipal government every year, and this year’s target is 7,000 beds. However, a nursing home, from planning and design, project approval to construction, acceptance and approval, and finally opening the door to welcome the elderly, is not as simple as the increase in numbers on paper, and some will encounter unexpected difficulties and even obstacles. Recently, a nursing home for ordinary elderly people in Yangpu District and Fengxian District suffered from "birth difficulties", and the reporter went to investigate it in depth.

A wall is separated by mourning and wailing?

No.3531 Zhoujiazui Road is near Longchang Road. When the reporter came here, he saw the door closed. After explaining the purpose, the doorman opened the iron gate and said that it had been shut down for more than two months. The reporter saw that there were two old buildings with five floors and six floors, and the renovation project was halfway completed, and no one was there. Across the wall, there are some shacks on one side, and a six-story husband’s house and several high-rise residential buildings on the other. High-rise residential buildings face the construction site with a banner: "Dead people’s homes get out of the community!" " I was shocked to see it.

The main objections of the owners are as follows: First, it lowers the housing price of the community and affects the immediate interests of the owners; Second, there are hospice wards and mortuaries in nursing homes, which affect the living environment and the psychology of owners.

This is the second nursing home in Yanji under construction.

The plot at No.3531 Zhoujiazui Road belongs to Shanghai Yidian Group. In the past few years, the building was leased to Shanghai Publishing and Printing College for use as a student dormitory. After the student dormitory moved out in 2013, it was vacant. Now it is managed by Shanghai Cangxin Investment Management Consulting Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yidian Group. Manager Lu, the person in charge of the company’s project, told the reporter that considering Shanghai’s aging degree is getting higher and higher, Yangpu District is a traditional old industrial area with concentrated retired workers and a shortage of old-age care institutions, the company considered converting idle buildings into nursing homes last year after market research and communication with its streets. There is only one public nursing home in Yanji Street, and I hope to build another one, but there is no space. The idea of Cangxin Company hit it off with them. Yangpu district government also attaches great importance to this and confirms that the nature of nursing homes is public and private. The project is expected to invest 30 million yuan, and the number of old-age beds will be about 291 after completion.

On March 20th this year, after completing all the necessary procedures, the renovation project started. However, more than a month later, residents came to the streets and governments at all levels again and again to resolutely oppose the construction of nursing homes. On May 6th, at the strong demand of residents, the renovation project had to be suspended. Yanji Street, District Civil Affairs Bureau, District Housing Management Bureau, District Diplomatic Relations Committee and other departments held many forums and coordination meetings to communicate and talk with residents, but the results were not great.

Most of the residents who oppose the construction of nursing homes are the owners of nearby favorite yayuan. This is a commercial housing community built in 2002, with more than 200 households. Walking into the community, banners such as "opposing the construction of nursing homes in residential areas" and "opposing the infringement of owners’ rights and interests" can be seen everywhere. The reporter interviewed an owner, Ms. Li, who told the reporter the main objections of the owners: First, it lowered the housing price of the community and affected the immediate interests of the owners; Second, there are hospice wards and mortuaries in nursing homes, which affect the living environment and the psychology of owners.

A resident wrote in a letter to a government department: "A wall separates us from the mortuary, but we hear the wailing and weeping of the family members of the deceased in our ears, and the polluted air in the ward is breathed in our mouths and noses … hundreds of households are within reach of death …" Because there is a saying among the owners that this nursing home has 1,200 beds, it is sure to set up a mortuary.

On June 15th, China railway freight reform was officially launched. This is the first reform launched after the establishment of China Railway Corporation, aiming at realizing the transformation of railway transportation organization from internal production to market-oriented, and taking this as a breakthrough to promote the overall reform of railway transportation. The railway freight reform will simplify the freight procedures, and you can apply for freight online by surfing the Internet or making a phone call, and implement the "door-to-door" full-time "one-price" charge. The reform will promote the transformation of railway freight to modern logistics.

According to reports, this railway freight organization reform is a comprehensive transformation of the previous freight organization work, which mainly includes four aspects:

The first is to reform the way of accepting freight.By simplifying procedures, broadening channels and opening up receiving goods, we will provide our customers with the most direct, simple and fastest service. The so-called simplified procedures are to cancel the complicated procedures such as declaration of freight plan, request for car and recognition of car. As long as the customer puts forward the transportation demand, the railway customer service staff will directly help the customer to complete the freight formalities, and the customer does not need to contact other departments and personnel. Broadening channels means that customers can choose telephone, internet and other ways to contact delivery. Open receipt refers to the railway’s capacity guarantee for large and stable goods such as coal and oil through agreed transportation; For industrial machinery, electronic appliances, daily necessities and other goods, customers demand them at any time, and the railway accepts them at any time, so as to be on hand.

Five ways of contacting railway delivery after railway freight reform

The second is to reform the mode of transportation organization.Make transportation plan according to customers’ transportation demand, arrange shipment in time, and improve transportation efficiency.

The third is to clean up and standardize freight charges.All charges are subject to "one-price quotation and one-invoice verification", so as to strictly implement the national freight rate policy, adhere to legal compliance, open and transparent charges, and win the market by relying on the freight rate advantage of railways.

Fourth, vigorously develop the "door-to-door" logistics service of the railway.Build a "door-to-door" pick-up and delivery network, realize "door-to-door" full-time "one-price" charging, and promote the transformation of railway freight to modern logistics.

According to Cheng Xiandong, director of the Transportation Bureau of the Railway Corporation,Railway freight mainly deals with the following businesses:One is the whole train transportation, such as coal, oil, ore, etc. The second is vehicle transportation. Third, railway express freight trains, including postal and parcel trains. The fourth is container transportation. Fifth, the transportation of special goods, such as cars, large pieces and refrigerated fresh goods. Sixth, LTL cargo transportation. Seventh, high-speed rail express, which provides intercity small parcel express service.

Grab the bill with air freight

It is worth noting that among the seven major businesses, high-speed rail express is a highlight in the reform of total freight transportation.

It is understood that high-speed rail express uses high-speed rail to confirm trains and passenger EMU trains, and provides small parcel express services such as "Day of the Day" or "Next Morning" between cities. This will greatly improve the speed of freight transportation, and compete with air freight for orders.

High-speed rail express will be the highlight of railway freight reform

The so-called "high-speed rail confirmation train" refers to the first EMU that runs every day on each high-speed rail line. It does not carry passengers, and it mainly carries public works and power supply personnel. It mainly checks the lines that are blocked at night that day to ensure the safe operation of the passenger EMUs that follow.

Some netizens have long called for the high-speed rail to confirm that the train is loaded, so as to avoid the waste of empty cars.

Railway related people also said that in the off-season of passenger transport, the phenomenon of empty seats and empty carriages of EMUs is common, so it is a very good way to use them to carry goods.

Visible convenience

On June 15th, the first day of railway freight reform in China, the lobby of Dahongmen Business Department of Beijing Railway Freight Center was much quieter than before. This surprised Wu Yanxia, the business manager of Beijing Hongsheng Shunda Transportation Co., Ltd., who successfully handled the first business of the day.

"Now make a phone call and go online, and you will complete the delivery application. We talk more, the railway runs more errands, the procedures are less, and the procedures are reduced. This kind of reform is really good. " Wu Yanxia introduced that this time I applied for a boxcar and three containers online, and the receiving places were Handan Station in Hebei Province, Binxi Station in Heilongjiang Province, Tuanjie Village Station in Chongqing and Wanzhou Station in Sichuan Province. In the past, to handle the same batch of goods, you had to apply for a monthly plan at least one month in advance, and you had to make at least four or five trips to the station and business department, and the required vehicles were often not cashed.

Simplification of freight procedures: you can ask for transportation when you are sitting at home.

At 17: 30 on June 15th, Wang Fang, business director of Xinjiang New Grain Oil Co., Ltd. Transit Branch, hurried to the freight business hall of Wubei Station of Urumqi Railway Bureau. This is where she "worked" every day for 10 years. However, she didn’t come here today to "ask for a freight plan" or "request a car", but to feel the transformation of railway freight acceptance methods from 18: 00.

The reform of railway freight transport is known as the first shot to the market after the separation of government and enterprise, and its biggest highlight is "simplifying procedures, opening up acceptance and doing it on demand". According to Yang Chunlei, deputy director of Beijing Freight Center, before the railway freight reform, shippers need to apply for the next month’s plan at the station before the 10th of each month. After the monthly plan is approved, go to the station to copy the approved plan number and number of cars. Before delivery, you have to go to the station to submit a request for a daily train plan and fill in the cargo waybill. Go to the station to handle other related delivery procedures after requesting the approval of the train day plan. There are many round trips, which involve a lot of energy and high transportation cost, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the owner.

Speaking of the past, Wang Fang has many hard stories: "In the past, when delivering goods to the railway freight yard, from submitting the transportation plan and applying for the plan number to finally loading the car and paying the freight, the formalities were very cumbersome, and he often had to choose other modes of transportation."

Nowadays, the railway department has simplified the freight handling procedures and provided our customers with five kinds of freight handling channels, namely, logging in to the 12306 website, calling the 12306 customer service number, calling the freight station to receive the call, handling at the freight business premises and contacting the railway marketing personnel for on-site service. The customer only needs to click "I want to deliver the goods", and the railway customer service staff will take the initiative to contact the customer, ask for detailed demand information and make a quotation; As long as the customer approves, the relevant procedures such as filling in the waybill and handling the business will be handled by the railway customer service staff, which is convenient and fast.

"Starting today, I can put forward the transportation demand while sitting in my office or even at home." Wang Fang said.

After the reform, the procedures for iron ship freight transportation will be greatly simplified.

Reforming transportation organization mode: developing "door-to-door" whole logistics service

In addition to reforming the mode of freight acceptance, the railway has also vigorously reformed the mode of transportation organization. Make transportation plan according to customers’ transportation demand, arrange shipment in time, and improve transportation efficiency. In particular, we will vigorously develop the "door-to-door" whole-course logistics service of railways and accelerate the transformation of railway freight into modern logistics.

On June 15th, Hohhot Railway Bureau loaded 10,016 cars, with a cargo delivery volume of 693,000 tons, a record high since its establishment. Since June 1st, the reform of freight organization of Hohhot Railway Bureau has been put into trial operation, and achieved some initial results. Not only key enterprises such as Baotou Steel and Yitai feel that it is convenient to deliver goods, but they can even realize the fixed production by transportation, and scattered customers like Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnology Co., Ltd., which have a variety of products and many delivery destinations, have also benefited greatly.

Not long ago, Ye Qinghua, deputy general manager of Shanghai Shanghai Port Logistics Company, called the freight business department in the northern suburb of Shanghai Freight Center for consultation. He has 10 tons of feed to be transported to Aksu, Xinjiang. Can it be handled? According to the past situation, the 10 tons of bulk cargo will be transported to Aksu, more than 5,000 kilometers away, and the railway cannot handle direct transportation. After the implementation of the freight reform, the freight business department in the northern suburbs arranged "station-to-door" transportation for customers according to the acceptance method of scattered white goods. After the customs declaration, the goods were loaded into the station, boarded the "China Railway Express" train, transported to Urumqi North Station in five days, and arrived in Aksu in three days through the "seamless docking" of trucks, which solved the urgent needs of the cargo owners.

In recent days, stations and sections of Xi ‘an Railway Bureau have actively promoted the reform of freight organization. For example, Hanzhong Locomotive Depot can make 100% connection and 100% receipt for customers who put forward transportation needs by telephone or online reservation, so as to fully meet diversified transportation needs.

In the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Qiong, the reform is even stronger. Guangzhou Railway Group has continuously increased logistics services such as receiving, loading and unloading, warehousing, packaging, processing and distribution, and the original simple "station-to-station" transportation has become a "door-to-door" service. At present, the shippers in Guangdong, Hunan and Qiong provinces have begun to enjoy this kind of "after-care" service and "extended" service. They can not only provide door-to-door or door-to-door transportation services at the departure station, but also provide personalized needs such as short-distance delivery after the goods arrive at the station. At the same time, Guangzhou Railway Group has continuously developed and promoted the combined transportation modes of railways, highways, waterways and aviation, and laid a "sea, land and air corridor" to further facilitate shippers.

Clean up and standardize freight charges: a quotation, a bill of lading for verification.

The price problem is the most sensitive and concerned issue for the majority of shippers. The railway freight reform pushed for "one-price" charges. The national railways clean up and standardize freight charges, and strictly implement the national freight rate policy. It is not only simple and convenient, but also easy to calculate, and the transportation cost is more transparent and open.

"This railway freight reform, ‘ Door to door ’ Whole journey ‘ A bite price ’ Service, reducing circulation links, saving time and cost, reducing logistics costs, and benefiting customers. I hope that the future railway freight service will be more convenient and fast. " Li Wenming, Zhejiang Jinhua Tieji Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd., is an old customer of the railway, and is ready to develop into a big customer of the railway after the initial reform.

"Now you can swipe your card when you pay, which saves the time for banks to withdraw cash and reduces the inconvenience of carrying a lot of cash. It would be better if railway freight can be paid online in the future. " Wu Yanxia expressed the expectations of the majority of cargo owners for further deepening the reform of the railway.

Yang Liuqing, director of the freight marketing center of Hohhot Railway Bureau, said: "The reform of freight organization has just started, and it is impossible to do it overnight. In the process of reform, there will definitely be such problems, and we will continue to improve. "

Background analysis:

Why should we reform freight transportation?

The person in charge of the Transportation Bureau of China Railway Corporation said that at present, there are many problems in railway freight service, such as complicated procedures, disconnection between transportation organization and market demand, irregular transportation charges and insufficient transparency in capacity distribution. By deepening the reform, the problems of railway freight service will be fundamentally solved, the pace of railway going to the market will be accelerated, and the railway’s ability to cope with market changes will be enhanced.

However, this is not the whole reason. According to the minutes of the railway freight reform meeting held on May 20th, Sheng Guangzu, general manager of China Railway Corporation, said at the meeting that freight is the main source of railway operating income, and whether freight can better adapt to and occupy the market is related to the overall situation of railway survival and development.

Railway Freight Reform Conference Held by Railway Corporation

He introduced that since the beginning of this year, the railway supply has fallen sharply, and the freight volume has dropped significantly. From January to April, the freight delivery volume of the whole railway decreased by 5.7% year-on-year. While the railway freight volume has decreased, the logistics of the whole society has achieved a great increase.

He said: "In this case, if railway freight is still focused on bulk materials, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in market competition."

Whose cheese will the reform move?

According to Sheng Guangzu’s speech on May 20th, the basic idea of this adjustment is:The container transportation business returned to the Railway Bureau, and the related assets were transferred to the Railway Bureau. The container company no longer engaged in the railway transportation organization and management business, and was responsible for the railway container operation and management; Railway luggage carts, luggage compartments, luggage and parcel trains and bases have returned to the railway bureau, and express companies no longer engage in railway transportation organization and management business and become logistics enterprises that provide full logistics services to the society; Special cargo companies focus on expanding the business of commercial vehicles, large pieces and refrigerated transportation, and encourage railway bureaus to participate more in special cargo management.

The reporter contacted the relevant person of China Railway Container, who said, "This is not something that can be clearly stated in one sentence, and I dare not say it now."

Railway-related people believe that this reform has reduced the authority of China Railway Container, China Railway Express and China Railway Special Goods. Originally, they could determine how many trains to run and where to drive, but now this part of the power is vested in the Railway Bureau, and these companies only manage the business of receiving goods, delivering goods and collecting money.There are great benefits in the transportation organization and management business. Ding Shumiao in Liu Zhijun’s case made his fortune by helping people find wagons.

The source said that in addition to the interests of the moving department, there are also the interests of some people, among which the personal operating space of freight forwarders and wagons is small. It turns out that people who do loading, unloading, handling and delivery at the station will have miscellaneous charges. When wagons are tight, planners in some stations can earn up to 10,000 yuan a day.

Structure diagram of units under China Railway Corporation