全 民 健 康 保 險 年 報
National Health Insurance In Taiwan
2013-2014
ANNUAL REPORT
加上家庭結構改變，家庭成員相互支
援照護的功能弱化，如為家庭成員負擔照顧
失能者責任，有
26%
的主要照顧者評估已
達“壓力性負荷”標準，需要協助，
40%
有經濟壓力，因此，有愈來愈多的家庭仰
賴外籍看護照顧失能者。整體而言，民眾
對於長期照護使用意願高，但長期照護資
源供給的質與量及可近性皆不足。
Exacerbating these trends is Taiwan’s changing family
structure, which has weakened the family support system and
the ability of children to take care of their aging parents. An
estimated 26% of family members responsible for taking care
of relatives who are in some way disabled already meet the
standard for “stress overload” and need help. An estimated
40%
face financial pressures.As a result, a growing number of
Taiwanese families have come to depend on foreign nationals
to take care of loved ones who cannot fend for themselves.
Though there is strong interest in a long-term care system to
deal with these trends, the quality and quantity of resources
devoted to long-term care are inadequate, and access is too
limited at present.