Centered on the 2018 short documentary Bathing, this study situates the work within Taiwan’s transition toward a super-aged society and the policy framework of Long-Term Care (LTC) 2.0/3.0 to examine the practical forms and social significance of In-home bathing services as support for persons with disabilities and their caregivers. Commissioned by the Tobias Social Welfare Foundation, the film records in-home bathing procedures, division of labor, and interactions carried out by nurses and care attendants in clients’ households and, through multiple perspectives (care attendants, nurses, clients, and family members), portrays the service’s impacts on physical health, emotional well-being, and family relationships. Although completed in 2018, a 2025 re-examination—amid heightened attention to aging in place and diversified care models—underscores the topic’s foresight and enduring relevance.

Employing a reflective practice approach, the study retraces the film’s production context, narrative strategies, and use scenarios. In image-making, handheld cinematography and natural lighting are paired with measured editing and sound design, combined with multi-perspective storytelling to balance informational clarity, emotional resonance, and social advocacy. Ethically, it addresses trade-offs between authenticity and privacy, the non-sensational portrayal of familial distress, and the director’s positionality between neutrality and standpoint. The study also synthesizes participant and audience feedback and examines the film’s application in the Foundation’s internal training and public outreach as materials for observing social reception and dissemination effects. Through this review and analysis of Bathing, the study identifies documentary film’s communicative and knowledge-translation functions in an aging society and offers methodological and ethical references for creators engaging with social issues through visual storytelling.