Office phone No.: +886-2-2312-3456 ext. 267095
Fax No.: +886-2-2391-0615
Email: gero@ntuh.gov.tw
- Helping senior citizens save traveling time through a convenient partnership platform, where they can take a number online for a geriatric health check-up offered by the Department of Health under the Taipei City Government
- “Elderly-centered” comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for the older population
- The first in Taiwan to establish acute care wards for older adults, with CGA and professional management of common geriatric conditions by an inter-disciplinary team of experts
- Certified with Symbol of National Quality (SNQ) from 2013-2016 for our all-encompassing integrated care program for the elderly
The Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology was established to provide “elderly-centered,” integrated clinical services based on disease conditions, access to family/community resources, potential of recovery, personal values, preferences, and needs. Our goal is to ensure that older adults receive a full range of medical services with a focus on continuity of care (CoC).
Medical care and services
- Health promotion and preventive healthcare
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for outpatients
- Acute medical care
- Consultation services
- Long-term care
Our department is proud to provide “elderly-centered,” integrated clinical services based on disease conditions, access to family/community resources, potential of recovery, values, and preferences. According to patients’ needs, we offer services including preventive healthcare, health promotion, CGA for outpatients, (sub-)acute care wards, consultation services, nursing homes, home care, etc. Our goal is to ensure that older patients receive a full range of CoC-based services.
In the future, we hope to facilitate Taiwan’s research on geriatric medicine in order to catch up with the development of that field in advanced Western countries. To this end, the Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology works as an indispensable division. By training a highly competent workforce required for professional geriatric long-term care, the department aims to establish a well-rounded system of healthcare practices and cultures as a provider of better clinical services and teaching/research programs in the interests of Taiwan. With these efforts, our objective is to become the country’s most prestigious facility that provides clinical services and teaching/research programs covering all aspects of aging care.
