Based on the statistics of the Taoyuan City Care Management Center, among all the families receiving long-term care service, 40% of the primary caregivers are male. On the eve of Father’s Day, the Department of Public Health, Taoyuan encouraged that, under the social expectation that a man should better himself, the long-term care service resource can be appropriately utilized, e.g. care and professional services, transportation services, auxiliary appliance and home accessibility improvement services, and respite care services. These services help the primary caregiver balance being a son and father, as well as taking care of the caregiver’s own mind and body health.
Mr. Liu takes care of his 87-year-old father, and at the same time is father to three children. He thanked the Taoyuan City Long-Term Management Center for helping him in applying home services, professional services, and respite care services. For more than 3 years, the care personnel have assisted the father in home services, professional care personnel have taught the father to move physically, and now the father can carry out easy housework, and has gradually regained self-confidence and recognition. On the other hand, the respite care service has provided the primary caregiver short-term relief, enabling Mr. Liu to take a much-needed break, and at the same time fulfill his duty as a father himself. Mr. Liu has claimed that the long-term service is the best Father’s Day gift for him.
The Department of Public Health, Taoyuan said, according to the estimation made by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 66,079 people need long-term care in Taoyuan City this year (2022), and currently there are more than 60% of these people who are receiving long-term care services. Behind every long-term care service-receiving case, there may be a primary caregiver burdened with physical and mental stress. The Department of Public Health, Taoyuan reminded those who are caregiving primarily to make appropriate use of long-term service resources to reduce the burden from caregiving. For those who have already employed foreign caregivers, professional services, transportation services, auxiliary appliance and home accessibility improvement services, and respite care services are also open for application. Those who are eligible, and through evaluation of care management staff qualify for level of disability, can be provided subsidies for services in accordance with the level of disability. The families only must bear part of the expenses, or they receive full subsidy (refer to attachment for details).
With the approaching of Father’s Day, the Department of Public Health, Taoyuan reminded all male caregivers to appropriately utilize the government’s long-term care service resources when caregiving for an elderly family member and children at the same time, and to not forget to look after also theirself. The Taoyuan City Long-Term Service provides you warm support and reduces your burden of family caregiving. If you have any questions related to long-term care service resources, just dial 1966 during work hours, your call will be answered by specially assigned staff for provision of consultation.