Chapter 3 Community-Base Services
Section 6 Community-Base Day-Care Services
Article 55
Community-base day-care services include the followings:
1. Life care.
2. Life independent trainings.
3. Health facilitation.
4. Cultural and entertaining recreation activities.
5. Providing or connecting to transportation services.
6. Education and consultation service for household members.
7. Nursing service.
8. Rehabilitation service.
9. Meal preparation service.
Article 56
Community-base day-care services are provided by the following institutions:
1. Medical care institutions, nursing institutions, and medical treatment legal persons.
2. Welfare institutions for senior citizens and welfare institutions for physically and mentally disabled citizens.
3. Incorporated charitable associations, foundations, social welfare entities, community development associations, and care service labor cooperatives.
4. Firms of licensed social workers.
Article 57
Community-base day-care service providers shall place the following staff members according to the regulations:
1. At least one paramedic or social worker.
2. Caregiver:
(1) Day-care service to disabled senior citizens: a caregiver shall be placed for every ten senior citizens. Fewer than ten senior citizens shall be also counted as ten as well.
(2) Day-care service to senior citizens with dementia: a caregiver shall be placed for every six senior citizens. Fewer than six senior citizens shall be also counted as six as well.
(3) Day-care service to both disabled senior citizens and senior citizens with dementia: a caregiver shall be placed for every eight senior citizens. Fewer than eight senior citizens shall be also counted as eight as well.
Service under Subparagraph 7 of Article 55 shall be provided by full-time or contract nursing personnel.
Service under Subparagraph 8 of Article 55 shall be provided by full-time or contract physical therapists (assistants) or occupational therapists (assistants).
Article 58
Facilities and equipment of community-base day-care service providers shall comply with the following regulations:
1. The design, structure, and facilities of the building shall comply with Building Code and relevant laws and regulations.
2. The space of room floor for each person shall be at least 6.6 square meters, and shall have the following spaces:
(1) Multi-functional activity room.
(2) Accessible toilet and bathroom.
(3) Dining room.
(4) Facilities or bedrooms for lunch break; such room shall not be located in the basement.
(5) Simple kitchen.
3. Placing appropriate and independent spaces and individual services for senior citizens with dementia if necessary.
4. Facilities and equipment of the institution that provides day-care service shall comply with the relevant regulations for such institution.
Article 59
The service recipients for the community-base day-care service shall be principally less than 30 people during the same service time daily.
Community-base day-care service providers shall handle the following matters:
1. Setting the working contents and supervision procedures.
2. Making the case history records.