“…This framework is based on expectations that 90% of older adults rely on family caregiving, 7% receive formal community-based care, and the remaining 3% require long-term care in nursing homes. Directed by this multi-level framework, community-based eldercare in Shanghai is thus more or less similar to Area Agencies on Aging that mandate community services in the United States to assist older adults to continue living in their home and maintain a certain level of independence (Ingram, 2008). Thus, the community-based service centers in this study become the focal points for comprehensive and coordinated service delivery to older adults (Administration on Aging, 2012; Pardasani, & Thompson, 2012).…”