China Issues Two Mandatory National Standards for Elderly Care Safety

TREE NEWS update: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation, with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has issued two mandatory national standards—’Basic Specifications for Elderly Care Institutions’ and ‘Criteria for Determining Major Accident Hazards in Elderly Care Institutions’—to guide these facilities in addressing service and safety shortcomings. The standards aim to promote their transformation toward standardization, professionalization, and upgraded operations.