Chinese nursing home criticised for using ‘suggestive dancer’ to encourage medication
Staff member justifies controversial clips by saying they are meant to challenge stereotype that nursing homes in China are dull, lifeless
A nursing home in northern China has provoked public outrage after posting a video of a senior staff member performing a provocative dance in a miniskirt in front of elderly residents, allegedly to encourage them to take their medicine.
On September 24, a verified social media account for a nursing home in Anyang, Henan province, shared a clip featuring a woman in a short miniskirt dancing suggestively in front of a seated elderly man.
The caption read: “Our director is doing whatever it takes to encourage the elderly residents to take their medicine.”
In the video, the woman is dressed in a school uniform-style outfit paired with black knee-high socks, dancing energetically while gyrating her hips. Another staff member in a blue uniform then approaches the male resident to administer medication.
According to the nursing home’s online profile, it claims to be “a joyful retirement home run by a post-90s director, deeply committed to bringing happiness to the elderly.”
“Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in old age,” the profile states.