Abstract:
With the profound shift from the concept of “healthy aging” to “active aging,” the cross-domain integration model of eldercare and elderly sports has emerged, representing a significant advancement and innovation in strategies for addressing aging. This model aims to promote the physical and mental well-being and overall development of older adults by integrating sports and eldercare resources. The study explores this integration from two dimensions: value logic and practical pathways. At the value logic level, the model incorporates the delayed retirement system, a people-centered development approach, and concepts of industrial synergy. It seeks to enhance the physical and mental health of the elderly through the incorporation of sports elements, facilitate skill transmission, ensure and promote sports rights, and drive the transformation of eldercare services toward a more sports-oriented approach, while also mobilizing social participation. In terms of practical pathways, the study proposes several application scenarios, including the integration of community sports facilities with eldercare services, the combination of physical exercise with rehabilitation medicine, and the fusion of sports cultural tourism with elder tourism, the integration of sports technological innovation and smart elderly care, and the integration of rural sports and pastoral ecological health care, etc., to demonstrate the feasibility of this cross-domain integration for eldercare and elderly sports. This model not only innovates traditional eldercare approaches but also deeply embodies the concept of active aging, holding significant practical implications for the advancement of aging-related initiatives.