Little research has been carried out about the elderly in Taiwan, and so we still lump together all those over 65, instead of taking into account that those 65-75 have different needs from those who are 75-85, who once again have distinct needs from those over 85.
至於老人學的研究與調查，我們也還在籠統的以六十五歲以上老人人口為一整體的階段，並未細分為六十五歲至七十五歲為初老期，七十五歲至八十五歲為中老期，而八十五歲以上為老老期，各自有其的不同需求的優先次順序。