在地老化是各國推動長期照護政策的目標，特別是居家式和社區式服務更被列為優先的推動方向，日間照顧服務作為社區服務體系之一環，由於兼具老人服務方案和家庭支持性方案之性質，其重要性也愈加明顯。臺灣的日間照顧發展起步較晚，直到政府推動「長期照顧十年計畫」後才快速成長，迄今(2020)全臺日間照顧服務單位共有 169 家，實際服務人數達1,0018 人；日間照顧依服務單位所屬性質不同，提供醫療或社會模式不同目的之照顧服務，讓個案仍然得以享有家庭的生活，成為老人晚年既可滿足持續在熟悉家中居住的期待，且能獲得社區照顧正式資源的最佳選擇，也讓家屬有休息與喘息的機會。但日間照顧服務擺盪在社福與衛政兩個不同行政體系下各自運作，整體來說，日間照顧服務在國內呈現的面貌較為零碎，本文期待能藉由周延的溯源及文獻整理，忠實呈現日間照顧服務完整的面貌。

Aging in place is the goal of many countries to promote long-term care policies, especially on home-based and community-based services are listed as the priority driving directions. Day care services are part of the community service system, due to the nature of both elderly service programs and family support programs, its importance is becoming more and more obvious. The development of day care in Taiwan is relatively late, and it did not grew rapidly until the government promoted the "10-year long-term care plan". So far (2020), there are 169 day care service units in Taiwan, with an actual number of people serving 10018. Depending on the nature of the service unit, day care provides care services for different purposes in medical or social models, so that the cases can still enjoy the family life, meet the expectation of living in a familiar home in their later years and receive formal care in the community. The best choice of resources also gives family members a chance to rest and respite. However, day care services are operated separately under two different administrative systems, social welfare and sanitation. On the whole, the appearance of day care services in Taiwan is relatively fragmented. This article looks forward to faithfully presenting the complete picture of day care services through extensive traceability and documentation.