(8) The amount of money to be used for the insuree whose care needs are so severe as to be in need of institutional care will approximately be 290,000 yen (US$2,230) a month in average for the care in a nursing home, 320,000 yen (US$2,461) a month in average for the care in a health care facility for the elderly (rohjin hoken shisetsu), and 430,000 yen (US$3,308) a month in average for the care in a long-term care geriatric hospital.
The institutional care needs will also be measured with a five-point scale, by which the amount of money for each individual patient will be decided. In other works, in case of a nursing home, 290,000 yen a month will be an average amount of payment per patient a nursing home receives from the insurer (local government).
(9) The services to be covered by Long-term Care Insurance are as follows：
1) For those who needs care services
community care services
home care service (including domiciliary services)
visiting bathing service
visiting nurse service
visiting rehabilitation service
utilization of the services of rehabilitation center
physician's or dentist's call on utilization of the services of day care center
short-term stay service
group home service for the demented
care services at the retirement home
rental service or purchase of technical aids (This benefit is to be given in addition to the amount of money described above)
institutional care services
care service in a nursing hoke
care service in a health care facilities for the elderly
care service ina long-term care geriatric hospital
