Nurses shortage in China

China says it needs at least 2.2 million nurses to care for its 11 million bedridden elderly, but currently has just one million caretakers, the majority of whom are laid-off workers and female peasants who lack proper training, state media reported, citing a forum on the welfare of the aging. China has 130 million people aged over 60, including 94 million over 65, and estimates suggest that, by 2050, there will be more than 400 million people aged over 65, and at least 100 million aged 80 or older.