Perceived quality of home- and community-based services and urban-rural disparities in aging-in-place intentions: evidence from Chinese older adults

Findings underscore the need to improve HCBS accessibility and provider availability to support aging-in-place preferences. Urban areas require strategies addressing service proximity and workforce capacity, while rural regions benefit from enhanced service quantity and quality. These results highlight the importance of context-specific policies that account for both service quality perceptions and urban-rural disparities in China's aging population.