A Study on the Establishment of Long-term Care System

• Main Authors: Yung-Wei Tseng, 曾詠幃
• Other Authors: Chih-Ming Jau
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/60374569103248761336

碩士 === 國立高雄大學 === 高階法律暨管理碩士在職專班(EMLBA) === 103 === In this study, the secondary literature is used to understand long-term care system in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Theoretical approach to the study of the welfare policies and systems are public process, privatization and profit-oriented. Accordingly, the present study first discussed the theory of the welfare state, privatization theory, and profit-oriented (market) theory. Secondly, through the secondary literature to understand Japan as early as 2000 that the implementation of "long-term care insurance law", South Korea and Taiwan were also in 2008 the implementation of "the elderly long-term care insurance law" and "long-term care plan in the Decade." That is the purpose of these policies is to provide long-term care services to people in need. The study concluded that, in the course of state, the market and the private sector to transfer family boundaries, the East Asian countries begin early family as the main service provider, however, with the rapid aging of the population structure at family functions and shrinking situation, then gradually expand national service system in the formal sector. However, unlike in the Nordic countries for employers hiring workers and then provide service mode, the East Asian countries in the less stressed by non-profit organizations to provide care services. Therefore, the state, the market in the long-term care services and family boundaries, the market gradually towards the development of non-profit organizations, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea is no exception, in the build long-term care system, including the actual service delivery and financial surface, multi-mixed welfare economy, provide long-term care services provided directly by the State are non-service, but to play the role of regulators.