Text/Photo Jinyang.com reporter Gan Yunyi Interns Wu Yongyan, Huang Lixia, Cai Fan
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 Komiks hall for different elders. The price reduction is not reduced, so that they have more sense of reality and innovative methods have also given 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 in Cinema. The most eye-catching buffet in Baiyun District is the buffet at the elders canteen. 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 Canteen, Babaylan makes 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 limited mobility, 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. However, the rich dishes and monthly menu also make the elderly praise Babaylan.
KomiksAround 11:00 pm on the 7th, several people CinemaThe elderly people over 60 years old came to the Tongde Street Elderly Cafe. Some of them read newspapers and chatted with Komiks, and everyone was waiting for lunch. At 11:30, with the sound of “Food is here!” “A red insulation box was carried in, and the volunteers first took away the meal that was to be delivered to the door in turn. 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 Elders’ Canteen
There were not many elders eating on site, and there were only two that day. Li<a Aunt Babaylan said that in the past, there were about 4-5 elders eating on site. Most elders chose to take them home. "It's better to have a buffet, but it doesn't matter if you don't have one. The food here is different every day. Today is fried with chicken with ginger and green onion and shredded pork with black fungus beans, which is delicious! "Mr. Yang is satisfied with the food.
Coordinates: Liwan & Zengcheng
Meals are reduced in price and food will not be reduced in quality. Some do not have household registration restrictions.
CinemaThe Elderly Canteen in Lingnan Street, Liwan District was officially opened in October last year. “Starting on July 23 this year, due to the corresponding subsidies provided by the streets, different categories of elderly people will have different degrees of price reductions, while the “three no personnel” is reduced to a minimum of 1 yuan/meal. “The canteen manager Ge Fangfang said.
Liwan District Elderly Canteen
She also saidBabaylan, in the elderly canteen, they will adjust the taste of the food 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 already quite familiar with the elderly. As long as they see the elderly, they will know what kind of food the elderly like to eat and which ones they are taboo. “She said: “As for the 1 yuan mealKomiks Whether there is quality assurance is of course. As I have seen with my own eyes, fresh meat and vegetables will be transported from the vegetable market at around 8 o’clock every morning. Each one is in compliance with the specifications and will be accompanied by invoices and other credentials.”
Liwan District Elderly Canteen<a Aunt Liu, a social worker at Komiks, said: "At present, in our elders' canteen, there are three elderly people who give homes a meal and enjoy one dollar for a meal." Grandpa Zhang, who enjoys one dollar for a meal, comes to lunch every Monday to Friday. Babaylan“I was very happy when I heard that there was a one-yuan meal. It was very good for my living conditions. The food here was also delicious and I was very satisfied.”
Grandpa Zhang’s meal for one-yuan meal
It is understood that After adjustment, as long as you are aged 60 or above with a household registration in Guangzhou, regardless of whether you are in Lingnan Street or not, you can apply for Lingnan Street’s elderly canteen catering service and enjoy discounts.
In addition to Lingnan Street, starting from August 1, 92 elderly canteens in Zengcheng District will uniformly implement new price adjustments. After the price adjustment, the out-of-pocket expenses for elderly people with registered household registration in Zengcheng are 1 yuan, 3 yuan and 5 yuan respectively, both of which are 1 yuan lower than before; the household registration in Zengcheng is cross-town CinemaThe out-of-pocket fee for elderly people who eat on the street is 6 yuan, a decrease of 3 yuan from the previous year. After the price reduction, the meal prep standard remains at 12 yuan per meal.
Coordinates: Huanong & Agricultural Reclamation Bureau, etc.
Universities transform into elders’ canteens. There is also integration and mutual understanding.
The elders’ canteen is also located 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 “Elder Canteen” in the campus passage. In the canteen, there are special windows for caring lunch for retired teachers and teachers of China Agung and service windows for caring lunch for elderly people, with rich dishes. “I live nearby and come here to eat often, mainly because it is very convenient. The government has opened a love window for the elderly to eat for the elderly, so that the elderly can enjoy the benefits. I think it’s great.” Uncle Chen, a retired teacher from Huanong, said happily.
According to reports, when elderly people aged 70 or above who meet the government subsidy conditions and elderly people with special difficulties who are registered in Wushan Street who are 70 years old and above who are registered in special difficulties spend in the canteen, the government will give each person a subsidy of 6 yuan per meal. 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 lunch time, about 800-1,000 elderly people come here to spend, and the number of people can be said to be very large.”
South China Agricultural University Canteen
Why does the elderly dining service window open in colleges and universities? The canteen manager said: “In addition to meeting the basic requirements of our school, Hua Agricultural University can withdraw some extra resources to serve the elderly. This is also considered resource sharing. Cinema helps the community share the pressure; at the same time, it also gives love and helps some elderly people.” However, due to the limited venue and manpower, the number of elderly people who go to the canteen to eat, which has caused some complaints between faculty and staff. He hopes both sides understand more.
At present, the canteen of the Guangdong Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Bureau also has a “Love Dining Window for Elderly” jointly built with the streets, providing more convenience for the elderly. In addition, some restaurants have begun to become elders’ canteens. For example, Taihe Town, Baiyun District, began to cooperate with Volkswagen Restaurants at the end of February this year and beat themThis has caused one of the home-based elderly care meals for the town and community.
Mentality: Is it rude to eat at the elder’s canteen?
Some elders believe that the elder canteen is a place where only 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 elder canteen. The reporter found that this was not the case when he visited. First of all, the software and hardware are more particular, and secondly, the cafeteria is just a happy scene of chatting and eating.
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 was enjoying a meal for 11 yuan, said, “I come here to eat every Monday to Friday, and I am very happy.” Grandma Cai, who was enjoying a meal for 7 yuan, said, “I have been eating since I opened it until now. The food environment here is very good, and the social workers here are also very familiar with me.” Grandpa Tang, who was enjoying a meal for 9 yuan, 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 “one-yuan dining”, has a monthly retirement salary of 1,600 yuan. He is not only a “three-no-person”, but also a disabled and an elderly person with widows. He was unable to move around and needed to use crutches, and “one-din meal” really helped him. If he is not an elder’s canteen, he needs to walk to a far-reaching vegetable market and buy dishes for one person, or ask the neighbors to bring him some food along the way, and then cook small pots of food by himself