Cross-cutting capability

Elderly Care and the Silver Economy

An orientation to the plan’s demographic, care, and consumption-related priorities.

THEME 12Elderly Care and the Silver Economy15TH PLAN / IMPACT FIELD
Source focus
Part Eleven, Chapter 40, Sections 1–2

Why it matters in the plan

Part Eleven treats elderly care and the silver economy as a development domain shaped by demographic change and public wellbeing. The chapter’s focus includes services, products, community support, and closer integration between medical care and eldercare.

This is not an industrial category in the narrow sense. It is a service and social infrastructure lens that includes adapted products, care provision, health support, and the ways older adults participate in the economy and community life.

What the plan calls for

  • Improve elderly-care services across home, community, and institutional settings.
  • Develop age-friendly products and the broader silver economy.
  • Promote integration between medical care, health services, and eldercare.

Evidence trail

Sources and references

Structural locators are the durable citation; PDF page numbers may vary between hosted editions.

  1. Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) — English translation · English translation

    Part Eleven, Chapter 40, Sections 1–2 · English translation PDF pp. 124–127

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Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) — English translation; Part Eleven, Chapter 40, Sections 1–2, pp. 124–127. The plan’s structural locator anchors this editorial summary.