'Elderly drifters' find homes away from home
- Posted on January 6, 2026
- By The China Daily
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'Elderly drifters' find homes away from home
Across China's major cities, a quiet migration known as Lao Piao — literally "elderly drifters" — is unfolding as older adults leave their hometowns to help care for grandchildren in urban households.
