TSV
Long-Term Care Insurance Services - TSV
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
code slug name description category targetLevel
01 home-help Home Help (Home Care) A service where helpers visit homes to provide physical care (meals, toileting, bathing) and household assistance. Home-Visit Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
02 home-visit-bathing-care Home-Visit Bathing Care A service where a mobile bathing vehicle visits homes to provide bathing assistance in a dedicated bathtub. Home-Visit Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
03 home-visit-nursing Home-Visit Nursing A service where nurses and public health nurses visit homes to provide medical care and treatment assistance. Home-Visit Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
04 home-visit-rehabilitation Home-Visit Rehabilitation A service where physical therapists and occupational therapists visit homes to provide rehabilitation. Home-Visit Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
05 day-service Day Service (Day Care) A service where users visit facilities with 19 or more capacity to receive bathing, meals, functional training, and recreation on a day-trip basis. Day-Care Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
06 day-care-rehabilitation Day Care Rehabilitation A service where users receive rehabilitation-centered services provided by medical institutions on a day-trip basis. Day-Care Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
07 short-stay Short-Stay Care A service where users stay at special nursing homes for the elderly for a short period (about one week) to receive daily living care. Short-Stay Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
08 welfare-equipment-loan Welfare Equipment Loan A service that loans welfare equipment such as wheelchairs, special beds, walkers, and transfer lifts. Welfare Equipment Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
09 specific-welfare-equipment-sales Specific Welfare Equipment Sales A service that provides purchase subsidies for equipment unsuitable for loan, such as raised toilet seats and bathing aids. Welfare Equipment Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]
10 home-modification Home Modification Subsidy A service that provides subsidies for home modification costs such as handrail installation and eliminating level differences. Other Services ["要介護1","要介護2","要介護3","要介護4","要介護5"]