隨著科技時代的來臨，在醫學上的進步提高了人類的平均壽命。依聯合國世 界衛生組織（WHO)訂定，一個國家65歲以上的老年人口數占全國總人口數的 7%時，即是所謂的高齡化國家。隨著1866年法國率先步入高齡化的國家（林添富， 2001 )，全球各個國家都進入了人口老化的趨勢，人口老化變成全球關注的重要 議題，老人照顧成爲各國重要的策略規劃與發展方向之一。原民會於2006年在原 住民部落設置關懷站，截至2011年，全國共設有80個關懷站。筆者的硏究動機， 一方面是對台灣原住民族來說是否有別於內政部所廣設的照顧據點，是否可藉由 原住民族的中央指導單位而使原鄕地區的照顧體系更符合部落老人照顧的需求； 另一方面是探討關懷站服務供給者的實踐工作及其反思。

The improvement of medical science makes higher human life span, as the modern technology era developed. Human population aging has become an important issue. Care for elderly people is one of the main policy and planning focuses in many countries. The Committee of Indigenous People, Executive Yuan started Day Care Centers to take care for Indigenous Elderly in the communities in Taiwan since 2006. 80 day care centers was set up before 2011. This research was to explore the differences between community care stations (which were set up by the MOI in non-indigenous communities after 2005) and day care centers in the indigenous communities on one hand, whether elderly people needs were met, after the Central Government intervened in the community care system on another hand. In addition, it is to explore the reflection of general practitioners on the process of promoting Community Day Care Centers for Indigenous elderly.