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Article: Family Rest Home Supports the Aged
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- November 3, 1995
CopyrightCopyright 1995 Xinhua English Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Wang Bin, 80, is the only one left in his family. When he
realized that he needed care from others, he went to a family rest
home nearby.
This home for the aged, run by Wang Hui, an employee of the
Yangtze Navigation Bureau in this capital of central China's Hubei
Province, looks after four elderly people now.
Wang Hui started this program in March this year when she saw a
lonely aged acquaintance left uncared for. Her family transformed
its own house into two spacious bedrooms and one big recreation area
of more than 40 sq m.
The family itself moved to a small room under the stairs. They
also used all their savings and sold the husband's car for this
venture.
The four aged people also ...