IJGPNInternational Journal of General Practice Nursing2981-94152981-9423Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/ijgpn.v3iSpecial.14083ArticleStudy on the System Planning and Realization Path of the Life Orientation of the Elderly in Chinahttps://artdesignp.com/journal/IJGPN/3/0/10.26689/ijgpn.v3iSpecial.14083JiWeiwei,WangHaiyan,ChenXi,ZhuXingmin,WangZhixiong,EndoMasayuki2025302025-12-31Based on the background of China’s deep aging society, this paper discusses how the elderly can achieve a high quality of life through scientific and reasonable life orientation and systematic planning, and constructs an analytical framework of elderly life orientation from five dimensions: residential environment, health management, spiritual needs, capital assets, and service selection. By analyzing the status quo of the aged society, the aging standard, and the structural dilemma of the one-child family, this paper points out that the aged should realize the transformation from passive old-age care to active planning through the health management path of “cognition-mastery-application.” This study provides a theoretical basis and practical reference for the elderly to construct a systematic, hierarchical, and personalized future life framework, and helps to promote the realization of the goal of “a sense of security, happiness, and worthiness for the elderly.”

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