Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/09/20
By: Chen Wei-ting and William Yen

Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) As many as 28,000 households could benefit from the proposed

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loosening of regulations governing applications for respite care services when their regular foreign caregivers take time off, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) Thursday.

MOHW Long-term Care Services Division official Chou Tao-chun (周道君) said the rule change, which could be adopted as soon as November, will allow those who qualify to apply for a maximum of 21 days of respite care annually without having to go through a 30 day waiting period without care, which is the current situation.    [FULL  STORY]