Shanghai's insurance program for senior citizens needing long-term nursing care will be extended to the entire Yangtze River Delta region this year as civil affairs authorities in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces announced on Tuesday they would increase cooperation in the senior care sector. The program targets people 60 and older who need long-term care at home, in nursing homes and in hospitals and are covered by public medical insurance. Under the plan, those in the program will receive nursing services in other parts of the region with extended payments, the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau said.