Nonagenarian is nation’s oldest licensed caregiverBy Tsai Shu-yuan and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerAt 96 years old, Lien Chin-ting (連金廷) has become the nation’s oldest licensed caregiver. “I am old, so I know better how to care for old people,” he said on Friday, as he demonstrated how to care for a bedridden patient. At the encouragement of his daughter, Lien said he often attends activities at an elderly-care center in Taichung. The nation’s oldest licensed caregiver, 96-year-old Lien Chin-ting, left, attends to a patient at an elderly care center in Taichung on Saturday. In January, he began a 97-hour course that includes 52 hours of coursework, eight hours of practical work and 30 hours of clinical practice.

Source: Taipei Times May 03, 2021 15:56 UTC