Senior citizens account for an especially high percentage of the population in the communities of Tunshan and Shalun, so by the end of this year the town hall will be replicating the Caijia Village model there. They'll start, as they did in Caijia Village, by subsidizing a senior citizens 'dining hall, and then go from there. The eventual hope is to turn Danshui into a paradise for old folks.
淡水鎮長蔡葉偉說，包括屯山、沙崙等鎮內老化問題較嚴重的社區，年底前都將比照蔡家村模式，由鎮公所提供補助，先從推廣「老人共膳」做起，希望能將淡水逐步打造為北台灣的老人樂園。