What to do when a live-in foreign care worker takes leave

(FWA 2026/07/22)

Are you worried about who will look after a family member who needs care when your live-in care worker takes leave?
You can now apply for “Short-Term Respite Care Services” temporary caregiving support provided by long-term care service providers. This enables foreign caregivers to take leave while also ensuring live-in care continues without interruption

Services include

•Short-term in-home respite care

•Day care centers

•Short-term residential care at a care institution

•Short-term night-time respite care

Eligible individuals can also claim government subsidies based on their status. Respite care services allow care recipients to be looked after, while foreign care workers can take leave

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看護移工休假 家庭照顧怎麼辦

家中的看護移工放假時，擔心沒有人照顧家人嗎？現在可申請「短期替代照顧服務」，由長照服務單位協助照顧，讓移工安心休假，家庭照顧也不中斷

服務內容包含

•居家短照服務

•日間照顧中心

•機構短期住宿

•夜間短照服務

符合資格者，政府也會依身分提供補助，透過替代照顧服務，讓被照顧者獲得照顧，也讓看護移工也能擁有適當休息時間