Liu Jianguo arranges medical care for the elderly and creates a new care base in Yunlin

With 17 days to go before the election, Liu Jianguo, the Democratic Progressive Party’s Yunlin County Magistrate candidate and legislator, went to the Legislative Yuan today (11th) to participate in the article-by-article review of the "Dementia Basic Law." Liu Jianguo emphasized that "if one person has dementia, the whole family will be depressed." Dementia is not only a medical problem, but also involves family care, labor and community safety. The government must actively face it. He strived for the National Research Center on Aging Medicine and Health and Welfare to be located in Yunlin, and established the country's first public sector dementia research office. Yunlin is gradually becoming an important base for elderly care and dementia research.

Liu Jianguo pointed out that the National Center for the Elderly, which has been fighting for years from the central government, was opened on May 1 this year. It not only completed the hardware construction, but also continued to promote professional research and international exchanges. Dementia prevention and treatment is one of the important research projects. Last month, the center established a "Dementia Research Office". In the future, it will integrate national medical research resources and promote a national dementia database, early screening, precision medicine and smart care technology, which will serve as an important basis for the government to formulate prevention and treatment policies.

Liu Jianguo said that the arrival of national-level research resources in Yunlin has broken the pattern of being concentrated in urban areas in the past. Through cooperation with the National Institute of Health, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch and local communities, research results can be directly applied to health promotion of the elderly, dementia prevention and community care, reducing family care burdens and making Yunlin an important demonstration site for innovation in elderly care nationwide.

Liu Jianguo said that in the future, the National Center for the Elderly and the second phase of the Huwei Campus of NTU Yunlin Branch with an investment of 12.9 billion yuan will be used as dual cores, and resources such as the Douliu Long-term Care Medical Teaching Center and the Huwei Joseph Long-term Care Building will be combined to create a medical care industrial park that integrates medical care, research, long-term care and industry, so that national-level construction can not only take care of the elderly, but also retain talents and drive local development.