Jiangsu province is piloting a "senior citizen support bank" in many communities to find a solution to its increasing problem of caring for older people.

In the "bank", the hours volunteers spend helping older people will be recorded and will earn them the same amount of help later for themselves, their relatives or other people.

Wu Weihua, head of Dayanggou community, which is piloting the project in Nanjing, said that many senior citizens have been attracted by the idea of the bank.