"Silver-Haired Tsunami" Meets "Digital Hometown": How Smart Pension Rebuilds the New Pattern of Rural Revitalization

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmhs.202505413

Author(s)

Yujiao Wu, Yiwen Mao

Affiliation(s)

Henan Vocational University of Science and Technology, Zhoukou, Henan, China

Abstract

As the "silver tsunami" of population aging intertwines with China's rural revitalization strategy, rural elderly care has become a pivotal issue for overall rural development. Smart elderly care is not merely an isolated technological application. By integrating telemedicine, intelligent monitoring, and big data management, it effectively addresses the challenges of insufficient and substandard elderly care services in rural areas. Moreover, it attracts "urban returnees," revitalizes rural industries, and optimizes governance structures, delivering triple dividends: talent return, industrial upgrading, and improved governance. Beyond solving rural elderly care challenges and meeting the growing needs of the elderly, technological empowerment also drives rural economic development, achieving coordinated progress between rural revitalization and elderly care initiatives.

Keywords

Smart Elderly Care; Silver Economy; Rural Revitalization; Population Aging

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