The Practice and Promotion Pathways of Age-Friendly Communities in Chengdu City: A Case Study of Gaojia Community, Dafeng Sub-district, Xindu District

Huan Zhang

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¹ School of Public Administration, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan, China,

ssr 2025 , 7(1), 225–231; https://doi.org/10.26689/ssr.v7i1.9401

© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

As the aging process accelerates, the issue of elderly care is receiving increasing attention, among which the construction of age-friendly communities has improved China’s elderly care system. The article first combs through the concept of age-friendly communities and the theoretical connotations of constructing age-friendly communities both domestically and internationally. Through research on the Gaojia Community in Dafeng Sub-district, Xindu District, Chengdu, which was rated as an age-friendly community in 2021, it was found that the development path of Gaojia Community as an age-friendly community is as follows: leading with culture to create a community, fostering a harmonious and supportive atmosphere for the elderly; being good at utilizing surrounding resources to build a base for conveying concepts; improving the environment with both soft and hard aspects, focusing on creating spaces suitable for the elderly; exploring the application of digital devices to identify needs and provide precise assistance to the elderly; closely focusing on aging in place, exploring and innovating governance models; and linking various stakeholders to emphasize participation, helping to build a shared community.

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