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Long-Term Care Insurance Services - HTML
Long-term care insurance services are public care services provided to elderly people and others who have been certified as requiring long-term care, based on the Long-Term Care Insurance Act enacted in 2000. These include various services such as home-visit services (home help, home-visit bathing care, home-visit nursing, etc.), day-care services (day service, day care, etc.), short-stay services, and welfare equipment loans. Benefit limits are set according to the user's care level, and services can be used with a 10% co-payment in principle. In 2025, revisions were made including the expansion of eligible welfare equipment and relaxation of requirements for additional payments for home-visit services.
long-term care insurance
care services
elderly welfare
home help
day service
welfare equipment
Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare
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<thead><tr><th>code</th><th>slug</th><th>name</th><th>description</th><th>category</th><th>targetLevel</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>01</td><td>home-help</td><td>Home Help (Home Care)</td><td>A service where helpers visit homes to provide physical care (meals, toileting, bathing) and household assistance.</td><td>Home-Visit Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>02</td><td>home-visit-bathing-care</td><td>Home-Visit Bathing Care</td><td>A service where a mobile bathing vehicle visits homes to provide bathing assistance in a dedicated bathtub.</td><td>Home-Visit Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>03</td><td>home-visit-nursing</td><td>Home-Visit Nursing</td><td>A service where nurses and public health nurses visit homes to provide medical care and treatment assistance.</td><td>Home-Visit Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>04</td><td>home-visit-rehabilitation</td><td>Home-Visit Rehabilitation</td><td>A service where physical therapists and occupational therapists visit homes to provide rehabilitation.</td><td>Home-Visit Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>05</td><td>day-service</td><td>Day Service (Day Care)</td><td>A service where users visit facilities with 19 or more capacity to receive bathing, meals, functional training, and recreation on a day-trip basis.</td><td>Day-Care Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>06</td><td>day-care-rehabilitation</td><td>Day Care Rehabilitation</td><td>A service where users receive rehabilitation-centered services provided by medical institutions on a day-trip basis.</td><td>Day-Care Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>07</td><td>short-stay</td><td>Short-Stay Care</td><td>A service where users stay at special nursing homes for the elderly for a short period (about one week) to receive daily living care.</td><td>Short-Stay Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>08</td><td>welfare-equipment-loan</td><td>Welfare Equipment Loan</td><td>A service that loans welfare equipment such as wheelchairs, special beds, walkers, and transfer lifts.</td><td>Welfare Equipment Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>09</td><td>specific-welfare-equipment-sales</td><td>Specific Welfare Equipment Sales</td><td>A service that provides purchase subsidies for equipment unsuitable for loan, such as raised toilet seats and bathing aids.</td><td>Welfare Equipment Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td>home-modification</td><td>Home Modification Subsidy</td><td>A service that provides subsidies for home modification costs such as handrail installation and eliminating level differences.</td><td>Other Services</td><td>["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]</td></tr></tbody>
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