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Japan's vision of a 'total care' future looks bright
- Author:
- HAYASHI Mayumi
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 124(6404), 27 June 2014, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Describes the Japanese government's ambitious "2025 vision" for the delivery of health care for its ageing population through the establishment of a localised 'comprehensive "total care" provision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Japan's search for a seamless care package: is the micro-multifunctional community facility providing total care for older people the answer? And would it meet the needs of an ageing population in the UK?
- Author:
- HAYASHI Mayumi
- Publisher:
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
This case study takes a detailed look at the challenge of meeting the unprecedented demand for long-term healthcare and social care for Japan’s ageing population. It offers some fresh insights into recent and current measures taken, particularly the micro-multifunctional community facility for a total care package with some appreciation of both the impact and remaining challenges in this field. The micro-multifunctional facility model aims to provide core day care provision, planned and emergency day/overnight respite care, regular and on-demand health care, personal care and domestic support. Each facility caters for a maximum of 25 registered, eligible older people with various levels of assessed need still living at home in the local community. The paper argues that more evaluative evidence from the Japanese experience is required to determine whether similar models for total care packages would work in the UK. However, it notes that they could represent an answer to the increasing demand for home care and extra care provision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learn from the land of rising demand
- Author:
- HAYASHI Mayumi
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 124(6393), 4 April 2014, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Japan faces a serious challenge in meeting the demand for health and social care for its older population. In 2000 a mandatory long term care insurance system was launched. Co-funded from taxation and insurance contributions paid in by everyone over the age of 40, the system gives entitlement to everyone over 65 years. The aim is to encourage the use of public services, and reduce care by the family. This article considers these developments and looks at what England can learn from this policy. (Original abstract)