The study of aging.
The future of care.
Six connected areas across health, function, needs, services, and policy.
A connected research continuum.
Each area connects why it matters, current work, methods, and what comes next.
Healthy Aging & Functional Ability
Understanding aging trajectories through health, function, and participation.
Long-Term Care & Health Services
Examining how services are accessed, delivered, and evaluated.
Integrated & Person-Centered Care
Connecting care around a person’s changing needs.
Needs, Families & Caregiving
Making unmet needs and caregiving experiences visible.
Data, AI & Precision Care
An emerging direction using interpretable data methods for aging and care.
Policy, Systems & Global Evidence
Connecting Taiwan’s evidence to questions shared by aging societies.
Measure aging. Understand needs. Improve care.
We begin with population and functional measurement, examine families, communities, and unmet needs, then evaluate services, outcomes, and policy. Data and new methods help connect these levels while keeping lived experience at the center.