Zheng-Fen Chen. Associate Professor, Department of Social Welfare Chinese Culture University; President, Taiwan Association of Family Caregivers
In 2014, the Long-Term Care Services Act passed the first reading in the Parliament, however, it was also derided as the ‘the Long-Term Care Management Act’, regarding it as an act lacking a clear ambition for the service in Taiwan. Without clarifying the policy objectives of the long-term care policy, Taiwan has not acquired the ability to cope with an increasingly demanding care load.