An Exploration of the Construction of China’s Eldercare Service Talent Team from the Expectancy Theory Perspective

With the change of population structure, the imbalance between the supply and demand of eldercare services is getting more and more critical. Hence, it is im-perative to increase the supply of eldercare service talents and stop the serious loss of eldercare service talents. According to the analysis of China’s aging sit-uation and construction of eldercare service talent team, this study spotted a severe aging situation of China and insufficient construction of eldercare service talent team: a small number of eldercare talents, serious contradiction between the supply and demand of eldercare talents, structural imbalance, lacking of professionals, high turnover rate, and short of profession identification, etc. Based on modified expectancy theory, this paper is designed to innovate the mode of cultivating and retaining eldercare service talents by combining personal efforts, personal achievements, institutional rewards and personal demands with factors of opportunities, ability, training and learning, raise the expectations and effect of China’s eldercare service talent cultivation, maximize the incentive force, and properly handle talent cultivation and retention issues, so that to establish an eldercare service talent team with sufficient talents, reasonable structure and good quality.