The handling of elder abuse incidents in nursing homes in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

After the incident, the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government immediately established a city- and district-level investigation and handling of the incident, with Li Jie, deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, as the team leader and participated by civil affairs, public security, supervision and other relevant departments. The group demanded that the incident of abuse of the elderly by the nursing staff at the Director Leyuan Nursing Home be strictly investigated in accordance with the law. At about 6 pm on June 1, the Propaganda Department of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee informed the media about the investigation and handling.

At present, the caregiver Zheng Huanming who abused the elderly has been detained by the public security. After all the facts are investigated, his civil and criminal responsibilities will be further investigated. Zhengzhou Changleyuan Senior Apartment has been canceled according to law. The current person in charge, Ping Zhongxi, has been controlled by the public security organs. The apartment's account has been frozen in accordance with the law. The existing 34 elderly people in the apartment will be properly placed in eight other senior apartments in Zhongyuan District. The leader of the Zhongyuan District Civil Affairs Bureau who had leadership responsibilities was dismissed from his post, and the director of the Aging Office of the Zhongyuan District Civil Affairs Bureau was dismissed. Relevant departments provided condolences and comfort to the abused elderly people and their families, and coordinated with the Zhongyuan District Legal Aid Center to help them safeguard their legitimate rights and interests through legal channels.

The Zhengzhou Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau has begun to inspect the city's elderly care institutions, standardize the management and guidance of elderly care institutions in accordance with relevant regulations and requirements, and comprehensively do a good job in the approval, supervision, training and management of elderly care institutions, and resolutely To prevent such incidents from happening again.