The purpose of the research is to explore the veteran¡¦s perceptions in living Taiwan, back to settle in hometown, the status quo of long stay in mainland China, and why they gave up staying there for long term living but went back Taiwan. It is expected that the research results would be references for relevant authorities when they take measures to take care of the veteran¡¦s livelihood. The study is mainly a qualitative research with in-dept interview and literature review, while the research scope is limited only to those senior veterans in long-term care at certain nursing home of Veterans Affairs Commission, Executive Yuan in certain area who have given up long-time living in mainland China but went back to settle in Kaohsiung area, which totally are 9 persons. The research results found that (1) though the unmarried and lonely veterans have taken the army as their homes since they retreated to Taiwan and missed their hometown, they all deeply disposed to Taiwan; (2) the senior veterans went back to their hometown only for the reason as ¡§falling leaves return to roots¡¨, ¡§happily reunion with family¡¨, but the connection of family feeling was based on money; (3) when back to hometown, the livelihood of those senior veterans were mostly out of question, part of them get married and built houses, or even supported their relatives and inferiors with money; (4) the main reasons they gave up living there were the cold weather, inadequate medical care and so on. There are 3 dimensions in the research¡¦s suggestions: 1. the mental health network for veterans (including case management etc.) should be built up; 2. the business of veterans¡¦ long stay in mainland China should be forwarded (so as the mechanism positively assisting veterans in long term care to go back Taiwan should be established); 3. the practice of long-term care institution for veterans (providing the second time holistic care service and so on for the senior veterans) should be developed.