Moreover, as the number of single-person households and double-income, no-kids families grows, so will the number of lonely old people with no family members on whom they can rely. The establishment of a long-term care system for the elderly is therefore a matter of great urgency.
此外，單身家庭、頂客家庭的大量增加，將使得未來沒有家人可供依託的「孤單老人」人口暴增，因此老人長期照護體系的建立，已是刻不容緩。