By the end of 2018, the population over 60 years old had reached 250 million, accounting for 17.9% of the total population, and the population over 65 years old had reached 170 million, accounting for 11.9% of the total population. The aging of the population in our country has reached a relatively serious degree, which has become an extremely severe social problem in our country.

The cause of aging has a bright future, but the road is difficult. The aging of China's population structure is a cliff-like development track, and there is a lack of policy systematic countermeasures, and the standards supporting the development of the aging cause are basically in a blank state.

Chinese Geriatrics Society (CGS) was established in Beijing on April 19, 2015. It is a state-level society registered and approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Civil Affairs), and carries out social organization work under the leadership, guidance and supervision of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is a national, industrial and public welfare social organization with independent legal personality, and an academic organization voluntarily formed by experts, professors and scholars engaged in geriatric prevention, medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, nursing, rehabilitation and health care. The society closely focuses on the national national health strategy and the needs of elderly health services, and in accordance with the philosophy of "respecting doctors, respecting doctors, healthy life" and "democratic organization, technology, service, and openness", united all members and workers in the field of geriatrics and health to actively respond to national policies. We have explored the establishment of health education, prevention and health care, disease diagnosis and treatment, skills training, medical care and care service systems, and formed a new pattern of integrated health services for the elderly covering the whole country.

Based on years of research, the society concluded that the establishment of health, medical and nursing support, institutions, communities and family combination of medical service system is an effective measure to deal with the aging population. To this end, the Chinese Geriatrics Society, in line with the development goals of "technology promotion, standards first, government-led, industry co-construction, social co-governance, and universal sharing", formulates relevant standards for the elderly needed by the society and gradually builds a standard system for the elderly.

What is the age-appropriate standard System? Standards are documents developed by consensus through standardized activities and in accordance with prescribed procedures that provide rules, guidelines or characteristics for common use and reuse of activities or their results. Standards are based on the comprehensive results of science, technology and practical experience, with the aim of promoting the best social benefits, and are the technical support for economic activities and social development. The standard system is the scientific organic whole formed by the standard within a certain range according to its internal relations. The standard system for the elderly is a standard system for the health needs of the elderly, which is scientifically formulated around the life needs of the elderly.

In order to scientifically and efficiently develop relevant standards for the elderly that meet the urgent needs of the current society, the Chinese Geriatrics Society gives full play to its academic advantages in medicine, elderly care, nutrition, rehabilitation, care and other aspects, and has established a standardization Management Department to engage national authoritative standardization experts to participate in the development strategy planning of the association's group standards, and guide and train standard writers. In the process of each standard project, drafting and review, the society invites experienced experts and institutional representatives to participate in the formation of a team of experts with strong professional ability and wide coverage, fully combined with the actual development of the industry, widely solicit opinions, and strive to develop scientific and practical standards for the elderly.

This book compiles six age-related group standards issued and implemented by the Chinese Geriatrics Society in 2018-2019. It includes T/CGSS 001-2018 "Standard for Geriatric Caregivers", T/CGSS 003-2019 "Standard for Geriatric Friendly Services", T/CGSS 004-2019 "General Principles for Geriatric Nutrition Formula Food"; and T/CGSS 005-2019 "Basic Requirements for the Establishment of Facilities of Integrated Medical and Nursing Service Institutions", T/CGSS 006-2019 "Standard for the Rating of Integrated Medical and Nursing Service Institutions" and T/CGSS 007-2019 "Standard for Community Aged Dietitians". These six standards have been published on the "National Group Standards Information Platform";.

The six standards rely on each other and support each other, forming a local system of health care, which can provide technical support for relevant enterprises and institutions to develop the cause of aging. Regarding the promotion and application of group standards, the society will strengthen cooperation with all sectors of society under the guidance of relevant government departments, and jointly build a scientific and reasonable health care standard system. In terms of specific standards, the society invited well-known domestic enterprises to participate in reaching a strategic cooperation intention of priority application and joint promotion.

The young are strong, the country is strong, and the old are safe. Caring for the elderly requires the joint efforts of the government and the whole society. The Chinese Geriatric Society actively cooperates with the construction of the national health service system for the elderly, proactively leads the development of healthy aging science and technology, and promotes the integration of medical and nursing science, the transformation of scientific and technological achievements for the elderly, and health education for the elderly. We are willing to serve for the cause of health wholeheartedly, safeguard the health and dignity of life of the elderly, obey the way and respect the doctor, fulfill our duties and devote ourselves to it!