Hebei Elderly Care Development Project–Project Preparatory Technical Assistance

Client: Asian Development Bank

Duration: 2016-2017

Location: Hebei Province, PRC

Contract Value: USD 377,570

Loan Project Value: USD 180.11 million

Catalogue: Social Service

Project Description

The project is the first elderly care (EC) project for Asian Development Bank (ADB) and will have a demonstrative effect on other provinces in the PRC and developing member countries in the Asia and Pacific region facing similar aging problems. It includes development of (i) an integrated EC system, linking the three tiers of care in urban and rural areas; (ii) EC service models, including public-private partnership (PPP), for replication; and (iii) a human resources training system to support improved quality and expansion of care services.

The impact of the project is aligned with the Government’s goal that a three-tiered EC system (home, community, and institutional) is established. The Project will include nine subprojects covering urban and rural areas. Indicative project outputs are Output 1: Community and home care services improved: (i) improve community care centers and rural communal homes services and facilities; (ii) develop information technology (IT) networks that link home and community services to the elderly; (iii) create support networks with EC institutions to improve services; (iv) build capacity for home, community providers, and government to implement service quality regulations; and (v) use universal design promoting access for all. Output 2: Institutional EC service capacity increased and quality improved: (i) develop selected EC institutions to be run by the government and private sector, which provide services for elderly at various stages of need (i.e., assisted living, nursing, dementia, and rehabilitation); (ii) establish links to health facilities to support a continuum of care; and (iii) serve as models for EC services management and human resources development. Output 3: EC planning, human resources, and industry capacity improved: (i) develop a training center and programs to create human resources for caregivers and management, (ii) establish EC planning methods and systems, and (iii) design quality assurance and monitoring systems.

Services Provided by NAREE

NAREE provided the preparation technical assistance to prepare the loan project, undertaking due diligence in technical, economic and financial, social and environmental safeguards. NAREE ensured the project in compliance with the domestic and ADB’s requirements and incorporation of international best practices in the project design. Detailed tasks include the followings:

• Baseline study and sector assessment

• Feasibility Study Report review and project design optimization

• Economic and financial due diligence, investment plan and procurement plan preparation

• Safeguards due diligence, including survey and field study, environmental, social and resettlement assessment relevant action plan and review framework development

• Financial and procurement risk assessment of the EA/IA, and risk management planning

• EC-ICT service development

• Institutional capacity building

• Loan project documents preparation and loan negotiation facilitating