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113 年版 衛生福利年報簡介

05 長期照顧服務

Long-Term Care Services

Taiwan's population structure is affected by low birth rate and an
臺灣整體人口結構受少子女化及
increase in life expectancy. The population aged 65 years and older
國民平均壽命延長影響，65 歲
has been growing rapidly. As of the end of March 2018, Taiwan
以上人口急遽增加，我國在 107
officially became an aged society and, by 2026, the population aged
年 3 月底正式進入高齡社會，至
65 and over is expected to reach 21%, consequently making Taiwan
115 年預計老人人口將占總人口 a "super-aged" society. In light of this trend, there's greater urgency to
21%，成為超高齡社會。據此， establish a sound long-term care system, to develop human resource
建設健全長期照顧服務體系、發 and facilities, and to ensure service quality. Consequently, the Ministry
began its implementation of the MOHW's National Long-term Care
展服務資源及確保服務品質越顯
10-year Plan 2.0 (hereafter referred to as "Long-Term Care Plan 2.0")
其重要性，故本部於 106 年起實
from January 2017 to promote an integrated Community Care Service
施長照十年計畫 2.0（以下稱長照
Networks as a response to the long-term care needs of Taiwan's
2.0），以推動社區整體照顧服務體 aging population.
系，回應高齡化社會的長照需求。
The MOHW has been working to integrate different services into
本部持續發展以社區為基礎的合
the community-based integrated care service network based on
式照顧服務模式，以培植社區整 the basic concept of cultivating community integrated service
合型服務中心（A）、擴充各類照服 centers ("A"), expanding combined service center ("B"), and
務提供單位（B）、廣設巷弄長照站 widely establishing long-term care stations around the blocks ("C")
throughout Taiwan. All municipalities have been encouraged to
（C）為原則，鼓勵各縣市政府廣結
work with long-term care service providers, medical care, nursing
長照、醫療、護理以及社福單位
institutions and non-profit organizations. The Long-Term Care Hotline
辦理。若民眾有長照需求，可撥
"1966" offers efficient assistance for those seeking for long-term
打 1966 長照服務專線，經所在地
care services. The care managers will visit their home to assess the
照管專員到府評估符合長照需要 disability levels for long-term care services based on their needs and
等級者，協助連結民眾所需之長 link people with resources to meet their further needs. In 2023, the
照服務，112 年長照 2.0 服務涵蓋 coverage rate of the Long-Term Care 2.0 services reached 80.19%.
率達 80.19%。
Since Long-Term Care 2.0 was launched, there has been a big
長照 2.0 推動以來，服務資源及人 increase in service resources and personnel. In the future, the
MOHW will continue to put emphasis on setting up residential
數已大幅成長，未來除將持續拓
institutions as well as expanding home-based and community-
展居家式及社區式長照服務資源，
based long-term care resources and strengthening long-term care
充實長照服務人力外，亦將布建
manpower. The following important mission of Long-Term Care 2.0
住宿式機構。長照 2.0 下一階段的
is to enhance the guidance and management capability of municipal
重要任務，從強化地方政府輔導 government, improve mechanisms required under the Long-Term
與管理量能、完備長期照顧服務 Care Services Act and establish open information to ensure the
法相關規範機制以及建立服務品 service quality of various long-term care service resources and

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