Do Home- and Community-Based Services Reduce Elderly Care Needs and Family Caregiving Burden? Evidence From China

Lu Chen, Cuilian Tan, Lanlan Chu, School of Finance, Nankai University, Research Center of Healthy Aging and Social Security, Nankai University, Economics and Political Science Department, Catherine University

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on April 16, 2026

Abstract

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This study examines the impact of China’s home- and community-based services (HCBS) pilot program on elderly care needs and the family caregiving burden. Using 2008–2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) data, we exploit the phased ...