Three Departments: Different Fee Management Methods to Be Applied by Type of Elderly Care Institution and Service

36Kr learned that the National Development and Reform Commission and two other departments have issued the Guiding Opinions on Further Improving the Price Formation Mechanism to Promote the Quality and Expansion of Inclusive Elderly Care Services. The document states that fees charged by elderly care institutions include basic service fees, non-basic service fees, and home-visit service fees. Basic service fees refer to bed fees and nursing fees charged by institutions to residents who move in. Non-basic service fees refer to meal fees and other charges that institutions collect or collect on behalf of residents, in addition to basic service fees. Home-visit service fees refer to fees charged by institutions for providing services to elderly people living at home. Different fee management methods will be applied by institution type and service type. Where government-guided pricing applies, the provincial development and reform department, together with the relevant industry authority, will set benchmark fee standards and floating ranges, or such standards may be set by prefecture-level or higher people's governments authorized by the provincial government.