Recently, "youth nursing homes" have become popular in Zhengzhou, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hefei and other places, and many young people have begun to participate in them.
On the Internet, some cafes, bars, B&Bs, and farmhouses also play the sign of "Youth Nursing Home". On a social media platform, the discussion about "youth nursing home" has attracted more than 4.423 million views, and judging from the pictures and videos posted on social networks, many young people are spending a more comfortable time in the nursing home.
What is a youth nursing home
What are the forms of youth nursing homes that are becoming popular, and what are the daily routines? From the perspective of site selection, many youth nursing homes in Goutang Town, on the outskirts of Zhengzhou, Mandiugu Village in Xishuangbanna, or in the western suburbs of Luoyang, are in the suburbs some distance from the city.
In the ancient village of Mandiu in Yunnan Province, this youth nursing home was formerly a school dormitory, and it is the kind of old house that has become relatively dilapidated. In order to build a youth nursing home, the boss personally participated in the construction and renovation, and finally renovated 12 rooms on two floors. In addition to the accommodation, there is also a sunny study on the top floor and a separate kitchen for self-catering.
The · Youth Nursing Home is composed of a row of white houses and yards, and the whole decoration is very simple, and there is no furniture in the accommodation room except for beds, tables, chairs, and cabinets. The small courtyard has a campfire shelf, as well as bench seats from the 70s and incandescent chandeliers from the 80s, and the whole style is retro and simple.
After young people come to the nursing home, they can go to the surrounding area to farm, trace the river or hike, or they can drink tea, boxing or do pottery in the courtyard, or meditate or chat together, and gather together in the evening to hold concerts, sing and play the piano. In terms of fees, the off-season of the youth nursing home in Mandiu Village is about 1,500 yuan/month. It's not expensive in terms of fees.
So, what are the young people who come to the youth nursing home? According to the statistics of Wenchao's customers, the customer group of "Youth Nursing Home" is mainly young and middle-aged people over 25 or 6 years old, with the post-90s generation as the main body. There are two main types of customers, one is freelance photographers, artists, writers, tour guides, etc., and the other is young people who encounter bottlenecks in their work.
Xiao Wu, a former employee of a state-owned enterprise from Beijing, said, "This is not only a nursing home, but I think it is also a 'hospital' for me. I'm a permanent resident here. This place is all about letting you unleash your nature, and there is endless fun, and I have changed from I person to E person. ”
Crowds of young people going to youth nursing homes
It can be seen that youth nursing homes have a "healing" effect on young people, and this kind of healing is different from nursing homes for the elderly. Psychological relaxation and "rehabilitation" may be the reason why many young people choose to live in youth nursing homes for a period of time.
And, from the perspective of different groups of people, the direction of "rehabilitation" is different. For some young people who are not good at socializing, through this offline and on-the-spot communication, they can expand their circle of friends and improve their social skills.
For some young people who encounter career and life bottlenecks, in nursing homes, residents can pour out the bitter water of work to each other, and can also talk about their unsmooth emotional experiences, or life conflicts in the family. The purpose of living here for a period of time, in the process of leisure and relaxation, to find a new direction for your life and career, and to think about how to set sail again.
In addition, there are some young people who want to find a more natural and happy way of life by returning to the rural environment. In addition, with the advent of the aging era, some young people who will think about retirement in advance are also taking advantage of their leisure time to explore the future pension model.
An Feng, a sociologist at Luoyang Normal University, believes that "young people are willing to participate in and experience the simple and happy life of the elderly, which is also a cross-tone life experience." From the perspective of social development, the current society is fast-paced and the work pressure is high, and young people go to youth nursing homes to experience life, which is a kind of active self-regulation, taking effective ways to reduce pressure, and then return to a better state. ”
It can be seen that at the psychological level, youth nursing homes provide psychological support and care such as accompanying and listening to each other, sharing experiences and other psychological support, and forming a miniature society through the "residents" who live together, so as to help young people alleviate loneliness and anxiety.
At present, although the youth nursing home has a good "healing" effect, it is not used for the elderly. It does not provide long-term residential or nursing services, nor does it provide health or medical services, and is not a real nursing home in the traditional sense, but its core is psychological comfort and emotional value.
How youth nursing homes can develop
So, how can youth nursing homes develop? Perhaps there are a few different ways to think about it.
First of all, based on the entity of the youth nursing home, the corresponding online social platform is established, so that the "residents" can continue to keep in touch and interact online. In addition, it can also open up the cooperation of youth nursing homes in different regions of the country and build a wider communication platform.
Secondly, for some "deans" who already exist or plan to open youth nursing homes, while connecting C-end young people, they can be combined with more ethnic or folk culture according to local conditions to develop some special services. For example, the production and study of intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, or local drama and music performances.
In addition, youth nursing homes can also consider cooperation with nursing homes for the elderly. According to reports, in Jinyun County, Zhejiang, the Civil Affairs Bureau has launched a companionship pension management service of "cross-generational co-living and shared life". Young people can stay in a nursing home and spend some time with the elderly by reading books, playing chess, or teaching the elderly how to use smartphones. Young people are able to get rent relief through these services.
From the perspective of these methods, if the youth nursing home can also be combined with the local nursing home, so that the young people living in the youth nursing home can visit the nursing home and chat with the elderly in the form of volunteers or services. In this way, young people can relax and gain a sense of meaning while helping the elderly, and the elderly can also gain companionship in the process of communicating with young people.
From the perspective of development prospects, the business model of "youth nursing homes" may be used as a supplement to homestays, cafes and other places to provide young people with a place to live for a short time. It has a richer scene experience, provides psychological comfort and social value, and has more advantages than ordinary leisure tourism or leisure gatherings in terms of psychological healing.
Wang Xiaolu
Editor-in-charge: Liu Yunshan