Care comes knocking as Chinese seniors turn to nurses on-demand - Borneo Post Online

Posted onApril 12, 2025, Saturday at 6:00 AMA nurse measures blood pressure for a leprosy convalescent at the rehabilitation center in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province on Jan 25, 2024. – Xinhua photoBEIJING (April 12):For octogenarians Zhang and his wife, who live in Beijing, caring for the husband – a brain hemorrhage survivor left partially paralysed – was once a struggle.The simple task of changing the husband’s catheter meant a hospital visit, which required multiple helpers to lift him in and out of a car, deft navigation of the packed clinic hallways, and plenty of patience as they queued up to wait for his name to be called.Now, with a few taps on a smartphone, a licensed nurse arrives at their apartment to deliver personalised care, right at Zhang’s bedside.Zhang’s wife still vividly remembers their first experience with the nurse-on-demand service.In 2022, she was introduced to an online platform partnered with Beijing Shijitan Hospital – Zhang’s regular healthcare...