To support such elderly people and families, home help, short-stay and day services and home-visit nursing programs will be improved. In addition, the development of in-home care support centers will be promoted.
With regard to home help services, 24-hour service systems, including holidays, will be established.
Furthermore, comprehensive in-home health and medical care will be promoted through the enhancement of the functions of family doctors, in-home terminal care and day-care.
c. Improving facility services
Facility services will be enhanced to allow the elderly to receive appropriate services when they have difficulty to live in their own homes.
To achieve this, the development of special nursing homes for the elderly, health services facilities for the elderly to provide medical and living services, living welfare centers for the elderly in depopulated areas , and care houses (moderate-fee homes for the elderly) where the elderly can continue self-supported lives, utilizing wheelchairs and other essentials will be promoted. In addition, recuperation bedrooms with complete recuperation environments and care services will be developed.
While considering original functions of such facilities, existing facilities will be effectively used, including combined development with other public facilities and conversion of medical facilities.
d. Implementing comprehensive support measures for the independence
of the elderly who need assistance
In order to positively support the independence of the elderly by preventing them from being in bedridden conditions that require personal assistance, regional rehabilitation systems will be enhanced and comprehensive measures , such as health care programs to prevent cerebral apoplexy, fractures and hypofunction due to aging, will be implemented.
e. Implementing comprehensive measures for senile dementia
With respect to senile dementia, consultation and information services will be promoted through the development of senile dementia treatment centers. Moreover, senile dementia prevention and early detection/treatment systems will be upgraded by providing trained qualified personnel for treating dementia.
