More than 720,000 practitioners in our country's elderly care institutions total to 41,700.

Journalists learned from the press conference held by the Ministry of Civil Affairs today that, as of the end of 2025, there are a total of 41,700 elderly care institutions in China, with 722,000 employees, an increase of 12.2% compared to the previous year. Among them, private elderly care institutions account for 52.2%; privately-owned or public-private partnership elderly care institutions total 30,000, accounting for 71.9%.