Taiwan's long-term care law faces industry push for reform as Long-Term Care 3.0 begins

Aug 26, 2026

Taiwan's care providers are pressing lawmakers to rewrite the long-term care law, warning that funding and staffing gaps could squeeze both operators and families.

  • Taiwan's Long-Term Care 3.0 plan started this year, and industry groups have now put forward their own draft revisions to the law.
  • The core ask is a seat at the table: formal bargaining between government, operators, workers, and family caregivers, plus a review of whether the money holds up every five years.
  • Spending on care is growing faster than the money coming in, reviving the question of whether Taiwan needs a dedicated long-term care insurance system.
  • Fee caps have not moved in a decade while wages, supplies, and inflation keep climbing, leaving nursing homes told to deliver more for the same price.
  • Trained staff are in short supply, and home care, day centers, and residential facilities are growing unevenly, so resources overlap in some places and run dry in others.

Outlook: The health ministry says it will fold the proposals into its review and start talks with day-care operators on payment rates, but pricing for residential homes stays with local governments.

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