I hope to live one day longer than my child...
I will take care of my child until the day I leave...
Do you hear the voices of these caregivers of persons with disabilities?
As the aging of the persons with disabilities and their caregivers accelerates, the need for care becomes more urgent and complex. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, there are about 1.2 million persons with disabilities in Taiwan, of which about 940,000 are over 45 years old. 92% of them live at home, and nearly 70% of persons with disabilities who need assistance from others are taken care of by their family members, who continue to bear the most caregiving labor.
In order to reduce the burden of care for family caregivers, it is urgent to help persons with disabilities to live a self-sufficient life and vocational training to preserve for their old age, and further strengthen the ability of family support and mutual assistance, so that persons with disabilities and their caregivers can feel at ease and grow old together.