ABSTRACT
Objective To probe into the present family bed workloads at community health centers in Shanghai,for bettering the service mode.Methods 41 community health centers in 17 districts or counties in Shanghai were randomly sampled with questionnaires,to learn the profile of the family beds and analyze the workloads provided by the institutions from 2010 to 2012.Results For the 41 institutions surveyed,patients aged 60 or above accounted for 95.07％ of the total patients,of whom the seniors over age 80 accounted for 51.00％; 3-year family bed setup rate is 4.45‰,5.09‰ and 5.51‰ respectively;the family bed checkup interval is 6.26 days,6.08 days and 5.84 days respectively.The average monthly payment from medical insurance per person is 441.86 yuan in 2010,433.41 in 2011,and 401.26 in 2012.Diseases makeup:Cardiovascular diseases accounting for 51.16 ％of the total,stroke patients for 31.02 ％,chronic bronchitis for 4.81％,and cancer patients for 1.10％.Among those patients withdrawn from family beds,86.54％ were cured,steady plus improvements.Conclusion Further improvement of the family bed service for better elderly chronic care management; preferential policies to further enhance the family bed service capabilities; emphasis of internal management to continuously improve the social benefits.