The three-day International Exhibition of Senior Care, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Healthcare Shanghai 2026, also known as AID 2026, runs between Thursday and Saturday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in the Pudong New Area.
Regarded as a top-tier comprehensive industry showcase for China's silver economy, the event upgrades its signature senior lifestyle carnival IP this year. Organizers have rolled out cross-hall consumption-focused zones spanning W1 and W2, curating products covering age-friendly home renovation, nutritional meals, senior entertainment, elderly financial services and wellness tourism. New immersive highlights include a senior music block and an exoskeleton testing arena, blending daily senior living with cutting-edge gerontechnology.
Halls W3 to W5 gather established and emerging brands specializing in smart aging solutions, assistive equipment, rehabilitation gear and professional eldercare services.
The exhibition has attracted exhibitors from 22 countries and regions, totaling more than 680 participating companies to display global innovations for the aging industry. Permanent featured zones return alongside new themed areas on silver lifestyle, innovative rehabilitation assistive device, senior food, and a China welfare lottery activity corner.
The event welcomes a broad audience, ranging from eldercare institution operators, industry investors and trade professionals to everyday consumers seeking better quality-of-life products for aging family members. Here is a visitor guide.
Opening Hours:
China Aid 2026 opens daily from 9am to 5pm, with last entry permitted at 4:30pm. The venue sits at 1201 Fangdian Road.
Transit Options:
Metro riders take Line 7 to Huamu Road Station Exit 1 for access to Hall Entrance 2, or Line 2 Longyang Road Station Exit 9 leading to Entrance 1.
Drivers may navigate to intersections of Fangdian Road with Meihua Road for P5/P6 parking via Gate 3, or Fangdian Road and Yinghua Road for P4 parking at Gate 1.
Admission Rules:
All visitors must complete free pre-registration under real-name policy and carry ID for entry, including Chinese ID cards or passports for overseas attendees.
Foreign visitors can visit international check-in counters on site with valid travel documents to collect badges.
Hall-by-Hall Layout
W1: It focuses on consumer senior goods: home aging upgrades, health supplements, sports rehabilitation, exoskeleton equipment and senior travel. Special sub-zones include agricultural booth and senior dining pop-up.
W2: It features experiential lifestyle zones including senior music and fashion blocks. An open performance stage lets elderly visitors showcase talents.
W3: It hosts a 1,500-square-meter international pavilion with exhibitors from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Denmark. Its innovation rehabilitation hub creates a simulated home rehabilitation experience zone, while domestic eldercare operators showcase community-based, in-home and medical-elderly integrated care models. A table tennis carnival with 18 interactive games will also be featured.
W4: Dedicated to tech-driven senior care including fall-detection hardware, remote medical monitoring, AI voice assistance and digital senior care management platforms. The Shanghai Senior Care Science Park brings together tech firms to display smart aging solutions.
W5: It displays daily care items including wheelchairs, hearing and visual aids, rehabilitation equipment, nursing beds, and age-adapted furniture and building materials.
