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One Yuan Canteen, weekend extra meals, buffets, university canteen… It turns out that the elders canteen has so many new “flowers”. At present, there are 958 elderly canteens in Guangzhou, covering almost 100% of the entire city’s communities. Every day, many elderly people are active in the canteens for different elders. The price reduction is not reduced, which gives them more sense of reality. The innovative methods also give them a lot of freshness.
Coordinates: Baiyun
The best buffet for elders canteens is not that it will not hinder “satisfaction”
Since this year, many elders canteens in Guangzhou have made new ideas and launched many innovative services. The most eye-catching buffet for elders canteens in Baiyun District. Since May this year, the Tongde Social Work Service of Baiyun District has launched a vegetarian buffet experience activity in one of the elders’ canteens, and the effect is pretty good.
Hundreds of private Cantonese cuisine and dim sum are added to the Elderly CanteenKomiks to make the vegetarian buffet both novel and healthy. In terms of price, it has been reduced from the original 20 yuan per 1 to 12 yuan per 1. It is reported that for elderly people with inconvenience in movement, volunteers will also be organized to provide loving home services. “It turns out that the buffets that young people like are like are like this. They are all fresh and each needs are needed. They are frugal.” An old man said.
Baiyun District Elderly Canteen
However, not every elderly canteen on Tongde Street currently has a buffet. There is no other elder cafeteria hosted by Tongde Social Work Service Co., Ltd., but the rich dishes and monthly menu also make the elderly praise it.
At around 11 noon on the 7th, several elderly people over 60 came to the elders’ canteen on Tongde Street. Some of them read newspapers, some chatted, and everyone was waiting for lunch. At 11:30, with the sound of “Food is here!” a red insulated box was carried in.The volunteers first took away the meal that they were going to deliver to their door. The gray-haired elder followed the volunteer to pick up the meal. Aunt Li from the social work service club took the meal tickets from the old neighbors while carefully taking notes on the table.
Baiyun District Elderly Canteen
There are not many elders eating on site, there are only two that day. Aunt Li said that in the past, there were about 4-5 elders eating on the spot. Most elders choose to take them home. “It’s better to have a buffet, it doesn’t matter if you don’t. The food here is different every day. Today is fried with chicken with ginger and scallions and shredded pork with black fungus beans. It’s delicious! Babaylan” Mr. Yang was satisfied with the meal.
Coordinates: Liwan & Zengcheng
Meals are reduced in price and foods are not reduced in quality. Some do not have household registration restrictions.
The elders canteen in Lingnan Street, Liwan District was officially opened in October last year. Cinema “Starting from July 23 this year, due to the corresponding subsidies given by the streets, different categories of elderly people will have different degrees of price reductions, while the “three-no staff” will be reduced to a minimum of 1 yuan/meal.” said Ge Fangfang, the canteen manager.
Liwan District Elderly Canteen
She also said that in the Elderly Canteen, they will adjust the taste of the meal according to the different needs of the elderly, such as white rice, one is soft and the other is hard, suitable for different elderly people. “The social workers here are quite familiar with the elderly. As long as they meet the elderly, they will know what kind of food the elderly like to eat and which ones they are afraid of.” She said: “As for whether the 1 yuan meal is of quality assurance, that is of course. As far as I have seen with my own eyes, fresh meat and vegetables will be transported back from the vegetable market at around 8 o’clock every morning. Each one is in compliance with the standards and will be accompanied by invoices and other credentials.”
Liwan District Elderly Canteen
CinemaThe social worker Liu Babaylan, an elderly worker in the elders’ canteen, said: “At present, in our elders’ canteen, there are three elderly people who deliver meals to their homes and enjoy one-yuan dining benefits.” Grandpa Zhang, who enjoys one-yuan dining, comes to eat at noon every Monday to Friday. “When I heard that I had a one-yuan meal, I was quite happy. I could have lunch for one dollar, which was very good for my living conditions. The food here was also very delicious, and I was very satisfied.”
Grandpa Zhang’s meal for one-yuan meal
It is understood that after adjustment, as long as it is CinemaPeople aged 60 and above who have registered in Guangzhou, regardless of whether they are in Lingnan Street or not, can apply for Lingnan Street Elderly Canteen dining service and enjoy discounts.
In addition to Lingnan Street, starting from August 1, 92 elderly canteens in the entire Zengcheng District will be subject to a new price adjustment. After the price adjustment, the out-of-payment expenses for elderly registered in Zengcheng in the first, second and third categories are 1 yuan, 3 yuan and 5 yuan respectively, both of which are reduced by 1 yuan compared with the previous Cinema; the out-of-payment expenses for elderly registered in Zengcheng in the cross-town and street dining were 6 yuan, down 3 yuan compared with the previous period. After the price reduction, the meal prep standard remains at 12 yuan per meal.
Coordinates: Huanong & Agricultural Reclamation Bureau, etc. Colleges and universities become elders’ canteens. Integration also requires mutual understanding. Elderly canteens are also set up in college canteens. At the Green Rong Garden Canteen of South China Agricultural University, faculty, staff, students and elders can dine together in the canteen, which can be said to be more “youthful” than other elderly canteens.
South China Agricultural University Canteen
Before entering the canteen, the reporter saw the sign of the “elderly canteen” in the campus passage. In the canteen, a special window for the love lunch for retired teachers and teachers of China Agriculture and a service window for the love lunch for the elderly are specially set up. The dishes are rich. “I live nearby and come here often to eat, which is mainly very convenient. I think it is great that the government has opened such a love window for the elderly to enjoy the benefits. “Uncle Chen, a retired teacher from Huanong, said happily.
According to reports, when elderly people aged 70 and above who meet the government subsidies and elderly people with special difficulties who meet the government subsidies in Wushan Street will give each person a subsidy of 6 yuan per meal when spending in the canteen. Elders who meet the conditions can apply for a registration card in the community, and they can go to the canteen to spend lunch with this card. “Every day, about 800-1,000 elderly people come here to spend, and the number of people can be said to be very large. ”
CinemaThe Canteen of South China Agricultural University
Why does the elderly dining service window open in colleges and universities? The CanteenKomiksThe Manager of the Canteen said: “Hua NongBabaylan is very satisfied with the In addition to the basic requirements of the school, a part of the extra resources can be drawn to serve the elderly. This can also be regarded as sharing resources, helping the community share pressure; at the same time, it also gives love and helps some elderly people. “However, due to limited venue and staff, the elderly who go to the canteen to eatKomiks is also a large number, which has led to some complaints between faculty and the elders. He hopes that both sides will understand more.
At present, the canteen of the Guangdong Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Bureau also has a “Love Dining Window for Elderly” jointly built by the street to provide more convenience for the elders. In addition, some restaurants have begun to become elders canteens. For example, Taihe Town, Baiyun District has cooperated with the Duomo Restaurant at the end of February this year to build it into one of the home-based elderly care meals in the town community.
Mentality: Is it rude to eat at the elders canteen?
Some elders believe that the elders canteen is a place where the elderly who are not cared for will go. Such institutions are similar to rescue stations or shelters. It is very rude and even embarrassing to eat at the elders canteen. The reporter found that this was not the case. First of all, software and hardware equipmentThey are all more interesting. Komiks talk about the fun scenes of having a meal while chatting while Cinema.
Shegong Liu said that they had conducted a survey and the elderly who went to the elders’ canteen for dining mainly for lunch from Monday to Friday. Most of the family members were responsible for catering during the rest of the time. Not only do you not feel ashamed, but you also eat with relish.
Grandma Liu, who enjoys a 11 yuan meal, said, “I come here to eat every Monday to Friday, and I am very happy.” Grandma Cai, who enjoys a 7 yuan meal, said, “I have been eating since I opened up until now. The food environment here is very good, and the social workers here are also very familiar with me.” Grandpa Tang, who enjoys a 9 yuan meal, said, “The dishes prepared every day are different, I like them very much.”
In addition, the elders’ canteen does indeed bring happiness to the old neighbors. Grandpa Zhang, who has a monthly retirement salary of 1,600 yuan. He is not only a “three-no-person,” but also a disabled and widowed elderly person. He was unable to move and needed to use crutches, and the “one-yuan dining” really helped him. If he is not an elder’s canteen, he needs to walk to a far-reaching dish by himself. Komiks market to buy dishes for one person, or ask neighbors to bring him some food along the way, and then cook small pot meals by himself