中国老年人的晚年生活由谁来照顾？无论现在还是未来都是个实际问题，也是个理论问题。我们力图从理论和实践结合的角度进行思考。一、老人养老照顾需求发展的影响因素老人养老照顾需求的发展取决于养老供求两方面的因素，具体涉及到老人的照料需求、家庭养老功能以及机构养老 Chinese elderly people who care for their later years of life? No matter now or in the future, it is a real problem and a theoretical one. We try to think in terms of the combination of theory and practice. First, the factors affecting the development of old-age care needs The development of old-age care needs depends on both the supply and demand of old-age care, specifically related to the care needs of the elderly, the family pension function and institutional pension