長照
Long-term care — Chinese reading, HSK 6
文章
臺灣已經進入超高齡社會，每五個人之中就有一位是六十五歲以上的長者。許多家庭面臨「長照」的難題：子女要上班，無法全天照顧行動不便的父母，只好請外籍看護或送到安養機構。
Tái wān yǐ jīng jìn rù chāo gāo líng shè huì měi wǔ gè rén zhī zhōng jiù yǒu yí wèi shì liù shí wǔ suì yǐ shàng de zhǎng zhě xǔ duō jiā tíng miàn lín cháng zhào de nán tí zǐ nǚ yào shàng bān wú fǎ quán tiān zhào gù xíng dòng bú biàn de fù mǔ zhǐ hǎo qǐng wài jí kān hù huò sòng dào ān yǎng jī gòu
Taiwan has become a super-aged society, with one in every five people aged sixty-five or over. Many families face the dilemma of long-term care: the children work and can't look after parents with limited mobility all day, so they hire a foreign caregiver or send them to a care home.
為了減輕家庭的負擔，政府推動長照服務，提供居家照顧、日間照顧和交通接送等協助。然而，專業人力不足、城鄉資源不均，仍是亟待解決的問題。
wèi le jiǎn qīng jiā tíng de fù dān zhèng fǔ tuī dòng cháng zhào fú wù tí gōng jū jiā zhào gù rì jiān zhào gù hé jiāo tōng jiē sòng děng xié zhù rán ér zhuān yè rén lì bù zú chéng xiāng zī yuán bù jūn réng shì jí dài jiě jué de wèn tí
To ease the burden on families, the government promotes long-term care services, offering home care, day care and transport. Yet a shortage of professionals and uneven resources between town and country remain problems urgently needing solutions.
照顧長者不只是一個家庭的責任，更考驗著整個社會的智慧與溫度。
zhào gù zhǎng zhě bù zhǐ shì yí gè jiā tíng de zé rèn gèng kǎo yàn zhe zhěng gè shè huì de zhì huì yǔ wēn dù
Caring for the elderly isn't just one family's responsibility; it tests the wisdom and warmth of the whole society.
生詞
超高齡社會 chāogāolíngshèhuì super-aged society
長者 zhǎngzhě senior, elder
長照 chángzhào long-term care
看護 kānhù caregiver
機構 jīgòu institution
減輕 jiǎnqīng to lighten, ease
專業 zhuānyè professional
亟待 jídài to urgently need