為因應超高齡社會的來到，世界先進國無不竭盡所能，發展各種照顧老人的辦法與設施。總的說都指向創造適合老人健康照顧的療癒/育性環境。本課程即在讓同學了解此趨勢，與所謂療癒/育環境之要旨與軟硬體內容。並藉著參訪案例與環境改善作業，培養同學具備實踐之能力。
1. 讓同學了解世界先進國發展各種照顧老人的辦法、設施之趨勢與理論。以及他們所營造出的適合老人健康照顧的療癒/育環境之要旨與軟硬體內容。
2. 培養同學具備於我國長期照護政策與文化社會情狀下之實踐能力。
3. 達成教育部補助本校USR社會責任系列課程之目標，讓同學具備學以致用之能力與擔負社會責任之態度。

In response to the arrival of a super-aged society, all advanced countries in the world are doing their best to develop various methods and facilities to care for the elderly. Generally speaking, they all point to creating a healing/nurturing environment suitable for health care of the elderly. This course is to let students understand this trend, as well as the essence and software and hardware content of the so-called healing/educational environment. Through visiting cases and environmental improvement projects, students are trained to have practical abilities.
1. Let students understand the trends and theories in the development of various methods and facilities for caring for the elderly in developed countries around the world. As well as the essence and software and hardware content of the healing/educational environment they created that is suitable for the health care of the elderly.
2. To cultivate students’ practical abilities under my country’s long-term care policies and cultural and social conditions.
3. Achieve the goal of the Ministry of Education’s subsidy for our school’s USR social responsibility series of courses, so that students have the ability to apply what they have learned and the attitude to assume social responsibility.

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