TAIPEI HAS LARGEST RATIO OF ELDERLY PEOPLE|台北市老人比例佔15% 老化速度六都之冠

Taiwan is now facing the impact of a low birth rate and an aging society. The ratio of senior citizens in Taipei is now expected to account for 15% of the city, which is the highest among the 6 major cities in Taiwan. It is expected that Taipei will transition from an aged society into a hyper-aged society in three years, which means that one in every five people in Taipei will be 65 or older. Taipei has the largest ratio of senior citizens in Taiwan. Around 420,000 of its citizens are over 65, and only around 380,000 are under 14. There are currently 17 day care institutions for the elderly in Taipei, and 15 more are expected to open in the next four years. Given the high population density in Taipei, however, the city government is facing a lot of pressure in promoting care centers for the elderly. ==MS. YANG YA-JU Senior Citizens' Welfare Services Taipei City Govt.== The rent in Taipei is expensive. Misunderstandings by local communities may give rise to obstacles in promoting such institutions. By 2020, Taipei City alone is expected to invest NT$5.4 billion in programs and hardware facilities for long-term care services. For example, one problem that comes with population aging is the short street-crossing time for the elderly. ==MRS. WU== It's not enough. It's difficult to cross the street when there are many people. (You're saying the speed of the elderly…) Yes. Slow. (So you're suggesting more seconds.) Yes. ==LIN YU-SHENG Dir. Traffic Control Center, Taipei City== We have adjusted the pedestrian crossing time in areas with more senior citizens such as the Youth Park. We also adjust the crossing time case by case. Aside from national security problems caused by the low birth rate, the government should also address the impact of population aging and think about how to provide care services for the elderly. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 為因應人口高齡化，中央政府大力推動長照政策，台北市的老人比率15.55%，已居六都之冠，65歲以上約42萬人，14歲以下約38萬人，老人指數111.73，讓台北市老人多於小孩，北市府力推老人照護，目前已有17間日照機構，還有15間要在未來4年內開幕，由於台北市的都會密集居住型態，讓老人照護機構推廣，壓力不小。 ==北市府社會局老福科專員　楊雅茹== 在台北市的地租房租是比較貴 那另外如果說是社區中 對這樣的機構有一些誤解的時候 比較會產生排斥的情形 不只硬體設備，軟體方面包括從產學合作和改善照護員薪資著手，希望吸引更多人投入長照體系，光北市到109年就預計投入54億經費，希望養護能量能追平老化速度。而且隨著人口老化，老人行動慢，光是過馬路秒數不夠，就令人擔心。 ==吳太太== (秒數會不會不夠) 不夠 有的時候人擠嘛 不好過啊 (那老人家的速度) 對對對 慢 (所以覺得要再長一點) 對 ==北市交控中心主任 林育生== 長者比較多的區域 我們其實這個行人秒數 包括什麼青年公園這些 我們現在秒數也會個案去調整 少子化已被視為國安問題，人口老化更是國家必須面對的責任，如何讓老年人能夠在地老化，在地照護，提升養護能量，都是執政者的挑戰。 記者 李曉儒 邱福財 台北報導