Especially important is that the elderly who keep in close touch with the institutions can be the subjects of studies. Looking at the ROC, many hospitals also have satellite care facilities.
二來這些機構都在大型醫院旁，醫生護士常來巡視，可以增加老人及家屬的「安全感」，「賴」著不走的情形也會減少。尤其重要的是，這些和附設機構聯繫密切的眾多老人，是醫院求之不得的「研究對象」，他們的潛在價值是難以估計的。