Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-01-17

The government wants to attract more young people to work in the long-term care field.

Deputy Health Minister Lu Pau-ching says the government wants to attract more young people to work in the long-term care field.

That’s the word from Deputy Health Minister Lu Pau-ching on Tuesday.

Lu is in charge of planning and promoting the government’s so-called Long-term Care 2.0 program, which recently came into operation. In an interview with RTI, Lu said the new program has expanded its target demographics. It now includes seniors who are plains aborigines and older people who are physically incapacitated or who have dementia. Lu said the new program integrates community-based and neighborhood-based service centers to ensure that seniors have access to services at all times.
Lu said the cost of the new program will be split between the government and those who use it, with the government paying the larger part.    [FULL  STORY]