In the past, how well one was provided for as a senior depended, for better or worse, on how filial one's children were. But as family structures have changed, children have become unable to bear the responsibility of caring for the elderly all by themselves. As a result, the soundness of welfare planning for the elderly has become more and more important.
老年生活幸與不幸，過去或許取決於兒女孝或不孝；但在家庭結構改變，子女無法再獨力承擔起照顧老人的責任後，如今得視老人的福利規畫是否完善而定。