Care institutions established by the various levels of the government and registered as foundations (hereinafter referred to as “public and foundation nursing institutions”) must have an area of at least 20 m2 per senior citizen cared for.
Small care nursing institutions must have an average area of at least 10 m2 per senior citizen cared for.

Facilities and equipment for domiciliary caring institutions should comply with the rules stipulated in Article 4 and the followings:
(1).Dormitory:Floor area should be more than 7 square meters per person with the maximum number of 3 beds for each dormitory.
(2).Nursing station:
A. Preparation areas and working carts.
B. Nursing record cabinets, storage cabinets for medicine and medical equipment, and refrigerators for medicine.
C. First aid equipment.
D. Pollutants or medical waste collection equipment.
(3).Locations for daily activities: Cafeteria, guest room, reading room, leisure and recreation activities room, religious services locations and other necessary facilities or equipments should be set up. Floor space for guest room, reading room, leisure and recreation activities room should be more than 6 square meters per person. However, the corridor area is not included.
The institutions in the preceding paragraph may install air-conditioning equipment to suit the needs of the individuals they provide care for. Central air-conditioning systems must be equipped with an automatic power-off function through fire alarm systems or other equipment.
For senior citizen welfare institutions established before the implementation of these amended standards on February 5, 2021, corridors used as a space for daily activities may be included in the total activity area. However, this is not applicable to newly built institutions and those with newly added buildings or renovated partition walls.

The work and staffing requirements of public and foundation care institutions, in addition to those for the directors overseeing the institutions, are as follows:
(1).Nursing personnel: Maintain a minimum of one person on duty at all times.
(2).Social workers: One social worker must be appointed for every 80 senior citizens cared for. Any number less than 80 is treated as 80. However, special arrangements can be made for cases of less than 49 senior citizens. In such cases, social workers must work a minimum of 16 hours per week.
(3).Care givers:
A. Maintain a minimum of one Taiwanese caregiver on duty at all times.
B. One caregiver must be appointed for every 15 senior citizens cared for during the daytime. Any number less than 15 is treated as 15.
C. One caregiver must be appointed for every 35 senior citizens cared for during the night. Any number less than 35 is treated as 35.
Welfare institutions may employ part-time personnel in addition to the personnel described in the preceding paragraphs. However, part-time personnel must not exceed one-third of the professionals in a certain category, and each staff member must work for minimum of 16 hours per week.
“Daytime” in paragraph 1, subparagraph 3 refers to 8 am to 8 pm, and “night” refers to 8 pm to 8 am.
Institutions may appoint administrative staff, medical staff, and other staff members depending on their operational needs. Such staff members must comply with all medical laws and regulations when providing medical care services.

Facilities and equipment for small size domiciliary caring institutions should comply with rules of Article 4 and the followings:
(1).Dormitory: Floor area should be more than 5 square meters per person with the maximum number of 3 beds for each dormitory.
(2).Locations for daily activities: Space and equipments for multi-functional activities should be set up.
(3).Nursing stations
A. Preparation areas and working carts.
B. Nursing record cabinets, storage cabinets for medicine and medical equipment, and refrigerators for medicine.
C. First aid equipment.
D. Pollutants or medical waste collection equipment.
The institutions in the preceding paragraph may install air-conditioning equipment to suit the needs of the individuals they provide care for. Central air-conditioning systems must be equipped with an automatic power-off function through fire alarm systems or other equipment.

The work and staffing requirements of small-scale care institutions, in addition to those for the directors overseeing the institutions, are as follows:
(1).Nursing personnel: Maintain a minimum of one person on duty at all times.
(2).Social workers: social workers are employed as full-time staff or recruited through special arrangements, in which case they must work a minimum of 16 hours per week.
(3).Care givers:
A. Maintain a minimum of one Taiwanese caregiver on duty at all times.
B. One caregiver must be appointed for every 15 senior citizens cared for during the daytime. Any number less than 15 is treated as 15.
C. One caregiver must be appointed for every 35 senior citizens cared for during the night. Any number less than 35 is counted as 35.
Welfare institutions may employ part-time personnel in addition to the personnel described in the preceding paragraphs. However, part-time personnel must not exceed one-third of the professionals in a certain category, and each staff member must work for minimum of 16 hours per week.
“Daytime” in paragraph 1, subparagraph 3 refers to 8 am to 8 pm, and “night” refers to 8 pm to 8 am.
Institutions may appoint administrative staff, medical staff, and other staff members depending on their operational needs. Such staff members must comply with all medical laws and regulations when providing medical care services.

Establishment of floor area, facilities, equipment, and personnel for small care institutions registered as foundations or affiliated with foundations should follow the rules of the 1st paragraph of Article 25, Article 26 and Article 27.