In Japan the long-term care system allows for a range of service levels for the home care patient.
Categories of need:
(1) support
(2) care
|
Need
|
Total Daily Care
|
Monthly Coverage (Rounded)
|
Nursing Care
|
|
support level 1
|
25-32 minutes
|
50,000 Yen
|
not covered
|
|
support level 2
|
32-50 minutes
|
105,000 Yen
|
not covered
|
|
care need level 1
|
32-50 minutes
|
170,000 Yen
|
covered
|
|
care need level 2
|
50-70 minutes
|
200,000 Yen
|
covered
|
|
care need level 3
|
70-90 minutes
|
270,000 Yen
|
covered
|
|
care need level 4
|
90-110 minutes
|
309,000 Yen
|
covered
|
|
care need level 5
|
>= 110 minutes
|
360,000 Yen
|
covered
|
A patient can get both support and care need services.
Higher care levels (3-5) are associated with risk of problems such as requiring emergency care visits and increasing healthcare costs.
|
Need Level
|
Prediction Class (Fukunishi and Kobayashi)
|
|
none
|
Class 0
|
|
support level 1 or 2
|
Class 1
|
|
care level 1 or 2
|
Class 2
|
|
care level 3 or 5
|
Class 3
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