本課程目的是使學生獲得老人與長期照護之整體性概念，應用理論與實務並重之教學導向，課程內容包含老化與長期照護的趨勢、老化相關理論、理論於實務上應用之實證研究、長照服務範圍、政策與法規、長照需求與品質管理等，經由學習該領域常見理論，研究生能將理論與實務連結，實際應用於實務照護及未來研究。



The purpose of this course is to enable graduate students to acquire the holistic concept of the elderly and long-term care. Application of both theory and practice-oriented teaching method. The course content includes the trends of aging and long-term care, the related theories of aging, empirical research on the practical application of the theory, long-term care service scope, policies and regulations, the demand and quality management, etc. Therefore, aging and long-term care related theory will be discussed in class, and students would be able to utilize those theories in their practice and research.