A survey by the MOI's Department of Social Affairs showed that in 2004 there was an elderly housing demand of 7,361 persons, but the number of units offered by both public and private sources fell far short of that mark, with places for only 1,545 people available.
內政部社會司的調查顯示，九十三年度國內民眾對老人住宅的需求數為 7361 人，但公共部門和民間所提供的數量仍遠遠不足，只有 1545 人。