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Government to ease restrictions on hiring migrant caregivers
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) says the government will ease restrictions on the employment of live-in migrant caregivers to help more people in need of long-term care for their ailing family members.
The statement comes after the ministry's Social and Family Affairs Administration and the Ministry of Labor (MOL) held talks on the issue of employment of live-in migrant caregivers.
Officials say both sides agreed that three more categories of people will be eligible to hire migrant caregivers without being required to undergo and pass an assessment called the Barthel Index.
The Barthel Index is used in clinical practice and research to measure an individual's ability to complete activities of daily living. Under the new policy, individuals who have already used long-term care for no less than six months and those who have been diagnosed with mild dementia will not be required to undergo an assessment based on the Barthel Index to hire migrant caregivers.
While individuals with mild physical disabilities, along with patients coping with rare diseases, severe respiratory disorders, and significant loss of swallowing function, will be granted an exemption from the Barthel Index requirement.
