From 2026 to 2027, NT$6.25 billion (approximately US$195.4 million) will be allocated to address the challenges of Taiwan's rapidly aging population and its shift to a super-aged society. Through digital governance and big data analytics, the government is enhancing integrated service systems and risk detection mechanisms for seniors who live alone, enabling closer monitoring of their health and living conditions. These improvements will allow support and care services to be delivered promptly when crises occur, while building more cooperative communities that foster safety and well-being in all aspects of life.
Key points
■ Increase home visits: Integrate household registration, civil affairs and social welfare systems to organize joint outreach visits with trusted local district office personnel, aiming to complete 700,000 in-person visits to seniors living alone within two years.
■ Expand access to subsidies for medical alert devices: Continue providing subsidies for seniors living alone—regardless of financial status—to install fixed or wearable emergency assistance devices with features such as GPS tracking, emergency call buttons, and fall or inactivity detection.
■ Establish needs-based, tiered support services: Categorize seniors living alone into four levels of need based on health and ability to care for oneself, and provide services accordingly. These include care visits, telephone check-ins, daily living assistance, information services and accompaniment to medical appointments, delivered from once a year up to four times per month.
■ Introduce meal delivery services: Offer daily meal delivery to high-need, economically vulnerable seniors living alone, with in-person delivery and on-site check-ins allowing providers to better understand their physical and mental well-being and safety.