Evaluating the Application of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Funding Models in Public Nursing Institutions in Hubei Province, China

Abstract

A rapid ageing population is raising the demand for elder care and brought about profound effect to social policy in China. So, nowadays, many researchers begin to study this problem. Financing is one of the important ways to solve this problem. This paper tries to find a suitable way of capital intervention in pension, and conducts three case studies in three nursing institutions in Hubei: Wuchang District Sunshine Welfare House, Hanchuan Social Welfare House, and Wuhan Social Welfare House, which are operated under three Public-Private Partnership (PPP) funding models respectively. After investigation and analysis, we find that after PPP reform, the scale of these nursing institutions is extended, accommodation rates and service quality improve greatly, and more jobs are created. However, there are still some problems need to be considered, such as loss of public features, heavy financial burden, and unexpected distortions.

Guest editorial

“…Besides the definitions, a growing enthusiasm for using PPPs to improve organizations and health service delivery has been identified (Torchia et al , 2015; Littlejohns and Wilson, 2019; Deng, 2021). This spreading is justified by the fact that all organizations (public and private) involved in health management are looking for strategies to balance the increase in health costs and the relative decrease in funding (Basińska-Zych and Springer, 2021; Joudyian, et al , 2021).…”

The Impact of the National Nutrition Program 2017–2030 on People’s Food Purchases: A Revenue-Based Perspective

“…The relationship between older people’s poverty and social exclusion in rural areas is complex, and the elderly are a significant poverty-afflicted group [ 17 ]. Many elderly people’s annual income is less than 1000 RMB [ 18 ]. In many rural areas, there are average annual incomes per person of a household ≤ 1000 RMB [ 19 ].…”