Laws and Policies on Elderly Care System.
As we all know Japan's elderly population grows bigger and the need to sustain it grow beyond. The Welfare and Health Care Law has been revised and reviewed many times since 1996. Understanding this is a great tool for caregivers who wish to work in a a Healthcare environment as well as to those who were already engaged in this kind of profession. Here is a helpful link to Japan's Policy * ( http://www.kaigo.gr.jp/JLCIhp.htm ) Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance Programs In Japan where the aging of the population has been advancing at a rate which is unprecedented in world history 、 the issue of long-term care for the elderly is one of the most important issues facing citizens, along with the issues of medical care and pensions. The spouses or children of elderly people have traditionally provided long-term care. However, the conventional approach to long-term care, namely care given by family members, cannot cope with 'the dramatic changes in the social stru...