日前,民政部公开向社会征求《养老机构设立许可办法》和《养老机构管理办法》的意见。按照两个《办法》,养老机构开设床位数限制将大大降低,凡有10张以上能够为老年人提供食宿的床位,即可申请设立养老机构。据第六次全国人口普查的数据显示,我国人口老龄化速度加快,60岁及以上人口已占13.26%。预计到2015年,60岁以上老年人口将达到2.16亿,占总人口的 Recently, the Ministry of Civil Affairs publicly solicited opinions from the public about the Measures for the Establishment of Pension Institutions and Measures for the Administration of Pension Institutions. According to the two “measures”, the restrictions on the number of beds for pension institutions will be greatly reduced. Where more than 10 beds provide accommodation for the elderly, they can apply for setting up pension institutions. According to the data from the Sixth National Census, the population aging in China is accelerating, accounting for 13.26% of the population aged 60 and over. It is estimated that by 2015, the number of elderly people over the age of 60 will reach 216 million, accounting for the total population