Analysis Of Taiwan’s Senior Housing Policy And Study Of Changgeng Senior Housing Project

The tendency and transformation of aging of population are unable to shunt andavoid in the world. The speed of aging of population in Taiwan develops quicker thanother developed countries. As the proportion of the senior population has increasedsignificantly in Taiwan, the need of seniors for housing is drawing much attention.The development of future senior housing in Taiwan, is tendency, also is the profit, ismeets various social strata old person need the social welfare.In response to the increasing housing needs of the elderly population, thegovernment approved "Project of Promoting Non-Government Participation in SeniorCitizen’s Housing Development" in2004to encourage people investment inresidential construction for the old. As long as the investors amounted to a certainamount of money, they can enjoy preferential policies in the project. With suchopportunities, many companies in Taiwan have shown a keen interest in the business.Chang gung Memorial Hospital has medical advantages. They established Changgung health and culture village in the40-minute drive distance from Taipei. After thenegotiation with the government, Chang gung health and culture village start businessin the end of2004. However, only80elderly intend to live in the village. The businessis not so well as the investor wish. After the law’s implementation nearly one year anda half, the government considered that the law didn’t work the way it was supposed to.So they repealed the law.Taiwan’s social welfare has lost its original good wishes. They give up serving thevulnerable groups. Instead, they pay more attention in the rich. The article means tostudy the case of Chang gung project to see the development of Taiwan’s elderlyhousing policy and analysis the weakness in it. The purpose is to get experience inelderly housing of our country.