Effects of Housing Adaptation Services
in Long-term Care
Insurance System
Care workers or day services may come to mind when you think of the long-term care insurance system. However, in Japanese long-term care insurance, those who have been certified as requiring long-term care can have housing adaptations, such as the following, when experiencing inconvenience in their home:
・Elimination of level differences
・Change of materials for floors or passage surfaces
・Replacement of doors
・Replacement of toilets
・Other housing adaptations that become necessary in conjunction with those mentioned above
However, the effects of housing adaptation have not been thoroughly studied, and it is often considered a supplementary service. In this research, we are examining the effects of housing adaptation services using medical and long-term care claims from local governments.
Effects of Housing Adaptation Services for Older People Requiring Long-term Care
The perspective of “continuing to live in that house as long as possible” is an expected effect of housing adaptation services. In this research, factors that prevent this are defined as “factors hindering staying at home,” and whether the incidence of these factors decreases when housing adaptation is used is also studied.
Implementations of Housing Adaptation Services Among Older People Requiring Supportive and Long-term Care
We are examining three questions as follows, by utilizing
housing adaptation reason forms, and medical and long-term care
claims, etc.:
・Who use housing adaptation services?
・How older people use housing adaptation services?
・How medical, long-term care, and welfare professionals are
involved in the service delivery?