在高齡的社會環境中，健康的維持與照顧的持續乃重要的議題， 但對於身處健康、經濟、地理等不利條件的原住民而言，將加重長照 的負擔，且其長照需求亦較主流社會要高。長照十年計畫以照顧管理 為理念，照管專員有行政法定權威且扮演著關鍵性角色，但照管專員 也面臨勞動條件限制等困境，故其處境與困境值得被探討。本研究目 的係探究原住民長照管理服務，並以照管專員的處境與困境為研究目 標，期待本研究給予政府當局及照管中心政策與服務建議，且能對原 住民的長照福祉做出貢獻。本研究採取質化研究，針對中北部某兩縣 市之照管中心之照管專員及照管督導進行六場個別訪談與一場焦點團 體訪談，共收集10 位受訪者的資料。研究發現，受訪者認為需求評 估及評估工具並未針對原住民之特有文化加以考量，服務上也難以滿 足原住民的需要；計畫擬定上的阻礙則是原住民難以支付部分負擔。 至於服務輸送上，機構式照顧成本偏高，原住民難以負荷；而原鄉社 區式照顧因幅員廣闊、交通不便等因素影響難以普及，居家式照顧相 對而言較為可行，惟原鄉交通與人力的限制也讓居家服務的提供遭逢 困境。綜上所述，本研究提出以下建議：一、需全面檢討照顧管理之 需求評估表單對於原住民之適用性，重要的是原住民長照服務體系需 以原住民文化思維來提供服務。二、明確界定照管專員的角色，並能 賦予其實質職權。三、對於處於弱勢經濟條件的原住民，應能針對其 經濟能力、現金需求等來設計靈活的服務供給項目。四、需積極引導 與建構社會資源成為長照資源，且政府應投入更多資源並發揮整合協 調的功能。

The maintenance of health and continuum of care for all are important issues in the aging society, however, the indigenous people are more likely to encounter disadvantageous health, economic and geographic statuses resulting in heavier long-term care needs and caregiving burden compared with the people in mainstream society. In the current longterm care system in Taiwan, care managers may be given professional and official roles, however, they may simultaneously face a limitation of job stability. The purposes of this study are as follow: First, to explore the challenges and working situations of the care managers when providing long-term care services for the indigenous population. Secondly, to propose constructive suggestions on policy and practice in order to develop better long-term care services as well as social welfare services for the indigenous population. The methodology this study adopted was qualitative approach. A total of ten care managers from two counties were invited to participate in one focus group and 6 individual in-depth interviews. The results of the study found that care assessment and the assessment tool did not consider the cultural characteristics of the indigenous population; many indigenous users could not afford the cost of institutionalized care or the co-payment of the care plan designed for them. On the long-term care delivery system, the vast geographic area to cover for the indigenous population limited community-based care and transportation, thus making home-based care more doable. However, finding enough human resources and care workers to provide home-based care was a challenge. Based on the research findings, four suggestions were proposed. First, the care assessment and evaluation tools need to be culturally sensitive which fit indigenous lifestyle. Secondly, the care managers should take the role of authority while they were given responsibilities. Thirdly, the long-term care services could be provided more flexibly that the indigenous people who were economic disadvantageous could be benefited. Fourthly, the government could take a pro-active role and invest more resources to establish a comprehensive service system for long-term care.