認知與心智科學中心

             According to the National Development Council, the elderly population in Taiwan will exceed 14% of the overall population by 2018 and hit 20% by 2025. This phenomenon is pushing Taiwan toward a “super-aged society”. Hence, elderly care will be an inevitable issue for our society in future. In order to effectively improve the mental and physical health of the older population and guarantee a comfortable and supportive society, the government along with those in the medical and academic fields must work closely together. First of all, government bodies must introduce policies that benefit the health, safety and lifelong learning environment for senior citizens. At the same time, healthcare industries and academia could figure out correlated factors of geriatric diseases and possible biological indicators through integrating their research. However, most importantly, society as a whole must be involved. Therefore, our center focuses on volunteer training which is expected to benefit the community and guide them to practice their knowledge in everyday lives.