Abstract
With the unit system dissolution, the provision of the welfare service by the unit ended in China. The object of welfare by civil administration was left as that of the welfare services for the poor people without relatives. However, in response to the increasing life needs of citizen, a turnaround to proper general benefit welfare mode from supply welfare mode was performed. Measures which put emphasis on the community service and made the facilities service replenishment was announced. In this paper, we reviewed on the measures trend and object changes of the elderly and clarified its points at issue.. Moreover, the elderly were categorized according to the enjoyment degree of life resources, and the current status of lifestyle support to elderly was found. Finally, the consideration on the problem of lifestyle support measure was slightly conducted.