The newspaper headline blared in big, bold characters: “ Barthel Index Is a Killer! ” The accompanying article reported on the untimely death of the 90-year-old father of Liu Deliang, a township council member in Guanxi, Hsinchu County. Since being paralyzed 16 years earlier after a stroke, Liu ’ s father had been receiving home care from care providers hired from overseas.
報紙斗大標題「巴氏量表殺人」：內容報導說，新竹縣關西鎮鎮民代表劉德樑的 90 歲老父中風癱瘓 16 年，都是請外籍看護照顧，今年 5 月因聘僱外護的 3 年期限即將到期，必須重新開立「巴氏量表」證明。