Towards Longer, Better, and More Active Lives - Building Mutual Assisted Living Community for Elder People

The proportion of elder people will keep increasing in this century and already becomes a predominant aspect of our societies. Solutions both efficacious and cost-effective need to be sought to provide needed services to the elder people timely. In order to help the elder people living actively, solutions should also provide chances for them to get involved in social activities and communicate with the outside world. In this paper, the concept of mutual assistance community will be introduced, which aims at promoting longer, better, and more active lives for the elder people.