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  • Date:2009-09-03

Required Documents:
Home Nursing Care, Rehabilitation Services  

1. Patients confined to sedentary activities or who are in bed for more than half of their waking hours, and are unable to visit the hospital to change their tubing, or who have evident injuries that require medical attention.
2. Patients with chronic illnesses and belonging to a high-risk group who require ongoing tracking and treatment.
3 .Patients evaluated by the case supervisor, or referred by a home nurse or a rehabilitation officer.


Short-Stay Services  

1. Patients evaluated by the case supervisor to have scored low on the Barthel Index (BI).
2. Patients who are unable to take of their own daily needs, and have been looked after their family members for more than a month.
3. Patients in stable condition with no communicable diseases, mental disease, or aggressive inclinations.
4. Patients who are not being cared for by a foreign caretaker.
5. Each patient is allowed to apply for 10 days of service free of charge. Family members need only pay for expendables; fees should not overlap health insurance coverage. 


Out-patient Service   

1. Patients evaluated by the case supervisor to have scored lower than 80 on the Barthel Index (BI).
2. Patients who are unable to take of their own daily needs and rely entirely on family members for long term care.
3. Patients in stable condition with no communicable diseases, mental disease, or aggressive inclinations.
4. Patients who are not being cared for by a foreign caretaker.

 

 Caretaker Application and Verification   

1. Patients who are diagnosed by the hospital medical team, or who hold a handbook for patients with serious physical or mental disabilities (see item 1 on special cases) may apply at the center.
2. Provides relevant long-term medical care resources and information.
3. Referral of local caretakers. 


Application Process:
Telephone Notification (Apply at the Long-term Medical Care Administration Center in person
Note:Contact the Long Term Care Administration Center
            Telephone: (082) 334228  Fax: (082) 335114