[Reconstruction of the long term care insurance system in Japan].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi
; 43(4): 469-71, 2006 Jul.
Article
em Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16937936
ABSTRACT
The Japanese long term care insurance has started since 2000. After 5 years' experience, it is scheduled to change in 2006, the most important point is preventive care which means to stop the deterioration of ADL or cognitive function. Prevention is thought to be best way to cut the cost of care services. The preventive care system will start in April, 2006, over 1 million people with supportive care needs will receive muscle training or oral care and nutritional support from care workers in the community. New comprehensive community centers will open and these should which make assessments for preventive care, and provide consultations for care givers and families, and comprehensive care management in the community, and protect the dignity of the elderly will newly start. To improve quality of care services is important, and each prefecture has to evaluate all services and to publish the data with internet, so that everybody can see it and select the most appropriate care or company. Also, the government will start a new system of community based services including group homes, small and multifunctional care services, and day care services for people with dementia. These services should have one room available for each individual.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Seguro de Assistência de Longo Prazo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article