The impact of community older adult care services on the quality of life of older adults in China: the mediating role of social adaptation

The results of this study show that three types of community older adult care services could improve the quality of life of older adults, and social adaptation plays a mediating role between three types of community older adult care services and quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the supply of community older adult care services, especially extended older adult care services. By accurately identifying the needs of the older adults and optimizing service supply, giving the older adults more useful services, improving their attitudes towards society and helping them better adapt to society, thereby improving the quality of life of older adults. This study provides a basis for optimizing community older adult care services and improving the quality of life of the older adults, and emphasizes the key role of social adaptation, which has important practical guiding significance for promoting the sustainable development of the older adult care service system.