Objective To explore a promising model

the hospital-care model of elderly care service in community health service center

and to provide policy-making basis for the government to deal with the arrival of the aging of society.Method A self-designed questionnaire was used in the investigation of 32 elderly and their family members which dwelled in the elderly care center of South Normal University community health service center.Results The retired staff of our university and their family members account for 78.13% of all the subjects.87.50% of the respondents cannot or almost cannot take care of themselves

which require special care or full-care.12.50% of the respondents can basically take care of themselves and need general nursing.All of the elderly and their families are satisfied with the medical care and nursing provided by the elderly care center and can afford their medical care costs.All of the elderly and their families have expressed that it is better to live in the elderly care center of the community health service center than in the social home for the elderly.Conclusion Establishment of the hospital-care model of elderly care service in community health service center can achieve very good social and economic benefits and can alleviate the burden of family and society in the support of elderly.This has opened up a new choice for the retired university faculty members and their families to spend their retirement life and proposed new challenges and opportunities to the community health service center.