Birds of passage The old people who are most in need of daycare are those with restricted mobility or in poor health. But the shortage of medical and nursing staff in Taiwan, the high cost of providing such care and the fact that it is not covered by the National Health Insurance scheme mean that hospitals around the country have little inclination to set up daycare centers or residential nursing homes.
至於行動不便或患病最需要日間托老的老人，國內由於醫護人員缺乏，經營成本昂貴，再加上全民健保又不給付，各醫院設置日間照護或全天候照管的護理之家的意願不高。