Nantou to the house bathing car, providing a full-body bathing and cleaning service for the disabled.

(Provided by Nantou County Health Bureau)

[Reporter Zhang Xiesheng / Nantou Report] The Nantou County Health Bureau estimates that the disabled population in the county this year is 20,930, an increase of 4% over last year. In view of the increasingly serious problem of disability among the elderly in an aging society, the Health Bureau introduced it many years ago. The home bathing car is included in the long-term care resource service project, so that the disabled elders can comfortably bathe at home. It has served about 1,200 cases every year. I hope that people with disabled elders at home will actively apply for this long-term care service. Reducing the burden on caregivers can also make disabled elders enjoy the feeling of being soaked in soup and become refreshed.

According to the Nantou County Health Bureau, as of September this year, there were about 95,718 elderly people over the age of 65 in Nantou County, accounting for 20% of the county's population. The aging population is accompanied by an increase in the disabled population.

Especially in the past two years, the epidemic has been severe, and people are worried about contracting the virus and have reduced opportunities to go out. Not only do home caregivers who take care of disabled relatives often feel exhausted, but many elders who are bedridden for a long time and have limited physical activities and cannot maintain their own cleanliness are also unable to obtain good health care. quality of life.

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The Health Bureau pointed out that the long-term care-to-home bathing car service can provide full-body bathing and cleaning services for the disabled who are bedridden, have physical limitations or have indwelling pipes, so that the disabled elders can enjoy the feeling of being in a bath.

The bathing car service team consists of one nursing staff and two nursing staff. Before and after bathing, professional nursing staff will conduct vital signs, body, wound assessment and nursing and health education guidance. , which can help improve the physical and mental health of the disabled.

The Health Bureau emphasized that the service targets of the home bathing car include the disabled elderly over 65 years old, the disabled with a certificate of physical and mental disability, the disabled aboriginal people over 55 years old, and the people with dementia over 50 years old. You can use the local phone or mobile phone to call "1966 Long-term Care Service Hotline" (free for the first five minutes) to apply for service.

The Nantou-to-house bathing car team consists of one nursing staff and two nursing service staff.

(Provided by Nantou County Health Bureau)