The quality of facilities and service provided by residential institutions varies widely. They are also far from cheap (fees range from NT $ 20,000 to NT $ 50,000 per month). Those old people who have nobody to provide for them and who are unable to support themselves are cared for at public expense, but other senior citizens 'fees all have to be paid privately.
安養機構的設備、服務水準參差不齊，收費也不低（每個月二萬到五萬元不等），除了孤苦無依、無謀生能力的老人由公費安養照顧外，其餘老人都需自費，但依然是供不應求。