On October 9, at the 2026 Beijing Elderly Care Service Industry Development Sijiqing Forum, Tong Lizhi, Director of the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau and Deputy Director of the Municipal Aging Committee, announced that Beijing will further expand the supply of elderly care services, adding 30,000 new home care beds over the next three years, and plans to develop and certify 60,000 inclusive beds during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Tong Lizhi stated that Beijing will continue to optimize the supply and demand structure of elderly care services. In terms of spatial layout, the city will coordinate a tiered arrangement across the six central districts, plain new towns, and ecological conservation areas to ease space constraints in the central urban area. Over the next three years, 30,000 new home care beds will be added, and during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, 60,000 inclusive beds are planned for development and certification, pushing the proportion of nursing-type beds in the city's elderly care institutions to 73%, while also establishing dedicated dementia care zones.
The city will continue to increase the supply of elderly care service institutions close to communities. For key elderly groups such as the advanced-aged and disabled, Beijing will strengthen its basic safety net, implement priority services and fee reduction policies, and carry out regular visitation, care, and emergency rescue services. At the same time, the city will continue to build a "15-minute elderly care service circle," bringing elderly care services closer to communities and families.
Currently, Beijing has nearly 3,000 registered and operating elderly meal assistance sites, covering 90% of urban and rural communities. Tong Lizhi mentioned that next, Beijing will continue to focus on the high-frequency needs in the daily lives of the elderly, improve community elderly care services, and explore ways to integrate online and offline resources through internet platforms to enhance service convenience, as well as piloting a "riders plus volunteers" elderly meal delivery program.
In terms of elderly care industry development, Tong Lizhi stated that Beijing will promote branded, chain-based, and large-scale operations of elderly care service institutions, study and improve land supply policies for elderly care, optimize project approval processes, and prioritize the use of idle properties owned by state-owned enterprises and public institutions for elderly care purposes.