On May 20, the 2026 Western Region Silver Economy High-Quality Development Conference was held in Chongqing. At the conference, the launch of the “Digital Senior Card” was announced. This card breaks the limitations of traditional physical cards, allowing citizens to “scan a code and enjoy worry-free elderly care,” marking a new phase in Chongqing’s smart elderly care services.

According to reports, the Digital Senior Card is the only electronic identity credential for seniors on the “Yuyue Elderly Care” application platform. Centered on digitalization, convenience, and inclusiveness, it integrates multiple functions such as identity recognition, rights certification, convenient payment, and subsidy distribution, allowing seniors to bypass complex operations and enjoy intelligent services.

Specifically, the Digital Senior Card has three core capabilities:

First, welfare subsidies are “directly accessible through one card.” Old-age allowances, elderly care service subsidies, nursing subsidies, and consumption subsidies are all directly distributed to the Digital Senior Card, ensuring accurate, efficient, and timely disbursement of funds for the elderly.

Second, identity and rights are “accessible through one code.” The Digital Senior Card will be gradually applied in 11 scenarios, including institutional care, community care, home-based care, medical services, elderly care consumption, travel-based care, and senior learning centers, continuously improving the user experience for seniors.

Third, convenient payment is “quickly made through one code.” Payment scenarios for elderly services, such as admission to care facilities and dining at community canteens, are streamlined. Scanning a code enables real-name registration, information association, and convenient payment, supporting the linkage of government subsidies, consumption vouchers, discount coupons, and personal payments. Funds are secure, consumption details are available for review at any time, and spending is more transparent.

In addition to online application channels, seniors aged 60 and above who are registered residents or live in Chongqing can apply at township (street) government service centers, village (community) convenience service centers, or elderly care service institutions. Seniors with mobility issues can also schedule home visits for application.

The launch of the Digital Senior Card is a new starting point for Chongqing’s smart elderly care services, an important measure to improve the precision and comfort of elderly care, and a vivid practice of upholding the traditional virtue of respecting and caring for the elderly while addressing their urgent needs and concerns.

Chongqing

Chongqing is a major city in southwestern China, known for its dramatic mountainous landscape and role as a key industrial and transportation hub. Historically, it served as the wartime capital of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and has since grown into a modern metropolis. The city is also famous for its spicy Sichuan cuisine, particularly hotpot, and its unique urban scenery of skyscrapers rising above the Yangtze and Jialing rivers.

Chongqing Civil Affairs Bureau

The Chongqing Civil Affairs Bureau is a municipal government agency in Chongqing, China, responsible for social welfare, civil registration, and community services. Its history is tied to the administrative evolution of Chongqing, particularly after it became a direct-controlled municipality in 1997, which expanded the bureau’s role in managing local civil affairs. The agency oversees areas such as marriage registration, disaster relief, and the support of vulnerable populations, reflecting the city’s rapid urbanization and social development.

Yuyue Elderly Care application platform

The Yuyue Elderly Care application platform is a digital service designed to support senior care in China, offering features such as health monitoring, emergency assistance, and daily living services for the elderly

Chongqing

Chongqing is a major city in southwestern China known for its mountainous terrain and strategic location at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. Historically, it served as the provisional capital of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and has since developed into a key economic and transportation hub. Today, it is famous for its spicy hotpot cuisine, futuristic skyline, and as a gateway for Yangtze River cruises.

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