Tired of staying in the city, Feng Chunfang chose to return to the village and move into a senior apartment.
Feng Chunfang is from Quzhai Village, Luquan District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. She retired from a village run enterprise six years ago and moved into a house purchased by her children in the city. Living in the city, it's lively outside, but there's never much company around. I have to take care of three meals a day myself, "Feng Chunfang said.
In May of this year, Feng Chunfang chose to change her environment. The "new home" he is interested in is the Quzhai Fushou Elderly Apartment located in his hometown.
Entering the entertainment room of the senior apartment, Feng Chunfang rushed straight to the chess table, sat down neatly, and began watching her companions play games. Quzhai Fushou Senior Apartment was invested and constructed by the village collective in 2005, and underwent expansion in 2010. It currently has over a hundred dormitories, entertainment rooms, fitness centers, bathrooms, and other supporting facilities. Outdoors, a half football field sized activity square is equipped with various fitness equipment, and a sunshade is also set up above to provide shelter from wind and rain.
I usually go to the entertainment room to watch chess, chat, or practice gymnastics and dance in the square. I always have something to do and a companion to accompany me, "Feng Chunfang said." I don't have to worry about eating, the menu often changes, which suits the taste of us elderly people
In order to facilitate the elderly's medical treatment, the village clinic has also been set up in the senior apartment, "said Niu Qingxia, the person in charge of the senior apartment. The apartment is equipped with more than 20 cooking pipes, health care, and accompanying personnel, and there are people on duty all day to respond to the emergency needs of the elderly at any time.
Yao Jianwei, the Party Secretary of Quzhai Village, introduced that the senior apartments are open to all elderly people aged 70 and above in the village. Currently, more than 70 elderly people are living in them, and the living allowance issued by the village can cover the cost of living. To improve the collective economy of the village is to continuously enhance the happiness of the villagers
