Objective  To establish indexes for the evaluation on the construction status of elderly health service system for providing references to the development of elderly health work standards.

  Methods  An index frame was preliminarily constructed through literature study. Modified Delphi consultations were conducted online among 21 experts to assess the indexes for the evaluation on construction of elderly health service system. The weight for each of the indexes was determined with analytic hierarchy process.

  Results  Both positive coefficients for the two rounds of expert consultation were 100% and the expert authority coefficients were 0.71 and 0.72, respectively. The opinion coordination coefficients were 0.203 and 0.397 for the first and second round of expert consultation, indicating a significant opinion coordination of the experts (both P < 0.05). The finally established indexes included 6 first- and 16 second-level indicators; the mean important scores of all the indexes are between 7.00 and 8.50 according to the experts′ grading and the indexes′ coefficients of variation are from 0.07 to 0.20. The weights for the first-level indexes are between 0.08 and 0.23, with a maximum weight for the index of disease diagnosis and treatment and a minimum weight for the index of palliative care. The comprehensive weights of all secondary indexes are between 0.032 and 0.110.

  Conclusion  A set of indexes for evaluating the construction of elderly health service system was established and the indexes may provide a reference while performing the evaluation.