Demand for residential preference of senior housing for the Elderly after Retirement in Taiwan – A Case Study of civil servants and teachers T.Y. Chao* Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng-Kung University, Assistant Professor
Y.Y. Yang** Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng-Kung University, Master Student
Population Ageing and Low Birth • Family structure’s change in Taiwan • Current issues
The senior housing in Taiwan • The course of senior housing policy and the investment profile of private senior housing • Promoting Private Participation In Senior Citizens’ Housing • The recent policy direction • Current issues
Research Methods • Factors influence of choosing senior housing for the elderly • Analysis Results
Conclusion
Population Ageing Since 1993, elderly population has rapidly increased in Taiwan. By 2017, Taiwan will officially become the “aged society”. The estimated period required for Taiwan's society to transform from an aged into an aging one will be about 24 years, which is the same period as Japan. Taiwan will be one of the fastest aging societies in the world. Early development of the country
Reach this population of older people Annual required
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France
Sweden
7%
1864
1887
14%
1979 115
Medium-term development of the country UK
Late development of the country
Germany
Italy
US
Japan
Taiwan
1930
1930
1930
1942
1970
1993
1972
1976
1972
1989
2013
1994
2017
85
46
42
59
71
24
24
Family structure’s change in Taiwan urbanization
academic degree
Three-generation family
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double salary household
Social movement
Nuclear family
Promoting Private Participation In Senior Citizens’ Housing (BOT) Various living choices caused the “agent style general house” to become the major development pattern for elderly residential communities in the future. The Government built Nursing homes with private investment increased incentives for private participation and became a force in promoting economic development. However, the caseload was only 27, the caseload rate was only 29.6%, and the success rate was 0% . There was only one contract in three years after the promotion but it failed finally. The pilot stopped in January 2008. The senior housing marketing didn’t flourish as the Taiwan Institute had estimated it would.
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People aged 55 to 64 (baby boomers) have higher acceptance of living in elderly care institutions, elderly apartments, senior housing or nursing home than other age cohorts when they can take care of themselves in the future life.
age
Urbanization
Education
6
2009
willing
unwilling
No answer / Refused
total
33.83
54.00
12.16
55~59years
37.18
52.29
10.53
60~64 years
28.02
56.98
14.99
district
38.44
49.00
12.56
city
33.93
53.54
12.53
town
31.74
56.98
11.28
township
27.97
60.44
11.60
Illiterate
21.78
62.57
15.65
Self-study, private school or primary school
23.16
63.50
13.34
Junior
28.93
55.32
15.75
High School
40.79
49.18
10.03
College
41.67
47.40
10.94
University and above
42.35
46.68
10.97
Current issues There has not been a definite program and support in the residential policies for senior citizens with private enterprise investment .
The loss of large private enterprises willing to enter senior housing market is due to their uncertainty in how to proceed. The demand and supply condition of the market shows strongly imbalanced. It is a must that we evaluate and consider deliberately if the opening a market of senior housing in the future is a goal.
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Research Methods The residents tends to have higher levels of education and more financial resources. A sample of people aged over 50 who have a high level of educational attainment and live in urban areas. Chi-square tests and cross analysis will then be used to analyze the data collected via the questionnaire. Offer some valuable recommendations for future development projects.
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Factors influencing the choice of a senior housing Variables Personal factors
Factors which influence decisionmaking
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name Population Retirement Intergenerational relationship Residence ownership Family relationships
The measured Gender, age, and educational level. Career, the ideal retirement living pattern The concepts of filial piety, intergenerational conflict, and independence. Willingness to change the place of residence. Marital relationship, the number of children, current living status, place of residence. The motives of consumer Internal demand for services (health conditions, behavior safety concerns, maintenance of social interaction and the dignity of independent living). External demand for services (geographic location, environment, medical and health care, life services, leisure facilities). Residence ownership Willingness to change the place of residence. Type of management Hotel-style management, medical-style management, continuing care, leisure, health- oriented management, multi- merge type management. Schedule of development Baby boomers and the traditional generation. location Urban, suburban, and rural . Services Hardware, service life, dignity, self-actualization and, economic independence Property relations Pay, prices, economic capacity
Results Personal factors • Independent lifestyle & Interact with people of different ages • Little information about senior housing • Own residential property rights
Factors which influence decision- making • Maintenance of their physical and mental health. • Multi-functional housing facilities, which combine medical care and social education. • Hardware equipment, medical and health care equipment, life services, health care and a decent environment with good "service quality". • Landscape environment and food service • Suburban area with of leisure and health facilities. • The type of suburban residential of leisure and health. 10
Conclusion Marketing & transmission Information platform for senior housing Multiple payment types A fair and equitable co-operation mechanism, financial institutions and senior housing industry Hardware and software services of practice active aging and compression of morbidity
Active social participation of diversified Diverse facilities combined with health care technology and healing landscape
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