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Disability support, rehabilitation and long-term care in China
Map disability records, rehabilitation, accessibility, assistive devices and long-term care without assuming one certificate unlocks every service.
Read the guideDisability, rehabilitation & long-term care
Keep every record, assessment, provider and payer separate
A clinical diagnosis, disability certificate, rehabilitation plan, long-term care insurance assessment, work-injury decision, assistive-device route, accessibility request and care contract answer different questions. Start with the outcome you need, then verify the responsible city, authority, provider and date.
14practical source-linked guides
Use this collection to prepare
Name the controlling record
Do not substitute a diagnosis, foreign disability card or work-injury grade for the certificate or insurance assessment the recipient actually requires.
Verify identity and participation
A passport, permanent-residence document, employee medical-insurance record and PRC household-registration record enter different systems.
Apply the city and date
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are at different implementation stages; a national plan or draft is not a local entitlement.
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14 focused guides
Each guide states its source scope, review date and next scheduled check. Local examples are not presented as nationwide promises.
All healthcare guidesUnderstand the records before applying
Separate the national support landscape, PRC disability certificate and the four different diagnosis or assessment routes.
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Can a foreigner obtain a disability certificate in China?
Understand the PRC disability-certificate route, its hukou and identity fields, and why a foreign diagnosis is not automatic recognition.
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Disability assessment, diagnosis, LTCI and work injury in China
Separate clinical function, disability-certificate grading, long-term care assessment and work-injury capacity decisions.
Read the guideAccess rehabilitation, devices and hospital support
Verify licensed rehabilitation, medical-insurance payment, device supply and the exact campus accessibility route.
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Rehabilitation and physiotherapy in China for foreigners
Verify a rehabilitation provider, arrange referral and language support, understand charges and keep records without receiving exercise or recovery advice.
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Rehabilitation costs and medical insurance in China
Verify the licensed setting, exact project, local medical-insurance rule and records before assuming rehabilitation is reimbursed.
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Wheelchairs, hearing aids and assistive devices in China
Separate clinical selection, fitting, purchase, rental, medical-insurance accounts, work injury and public support for assistive devices.
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Hospital accessibility and mobility support in China
Prepare an accessible hospital visit by confirming entrances, lifts, wheelchair routes, toilets, drop-off points and assistance at the exact campus.
Read the guideUse long-term care insurance and services
Confirm participation, apply for the formal assessment and compare home, community or institutional providers without merging their contracts or charges.
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Long-term care insurance in China for foreign residents
Check local participation, waiting periods, loss-of-function assessment and services without assuming employee medical insurance is enough.
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How to apply for long-term care insurance assessment in China
Prepare participation, identity, evidence, the on-site assessment, conclusion, service authorization and review as separate stages.
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Home, community or institutional long-term care in China
Compare legal providers, authorized services, family charges, records, accessibility and escalation without outsourcing clinical decisions.
Read the guideFollow current city implementation
Use the guide for the controlling city and date: Beijing district pilot, Shanghai current pilot, Guangzhou effective scheme or Shenzhen rule-making stage.
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Disability, rehabilitation and long-term care in Beijing
Use Beijing rehabilitation and paid support while keeping hukou-based disability programs and the Shijingshan LTCI pilot separate.
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Disability, rehabilitation and long-term care in Shanghai
Check Shanghai's age, pension, assessment and provider conditions while separating paid care from hukou-based disability benefits.
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Disability, rehabilitation and long-term care in Guangzhou
Follow Guangzhou's active LTCI, assessment and provider route while keeping foreign participation and hukou-based subsidies distinct.
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Disability, rehabilitation and long-term care in Shenzhen
Use current rehabilitation, family-bed and accessibility routes while treating Shenzhen LTCI figures as draft proposals only.
Read the guideScope boundary
This collection explains administrative and access routes for foreign residents and families in mainland China. It does not diagnose a disability, assess function, select rehabilitation, prescribe an exercise or device, determine capacity or consent, recommend a care setting or provider, calculate an individual insurance benefit, promise a Chinese disability certificate, or guarantee that a foreign document, passport, service animal, parking permit, insurance record, assessment, provider or subsidy will be accepted. The competent disabled persons' federation, healthcare-security agency, work-injury authority, civil-affairs authority, licensed treating team, designated assessment or service institution, provider, insurer and court retain their own roles. Rules and service availability can change quickly during the 2026 long-term care insurance rollout.