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The Long-Term Care Insurance System provides social assistance for elderly people who need support or nursing care.
You must enter the Long-Term Care Insurance System when you turn 40 and when:
- Your situation indicates that you will stay in Japan for more than 3 months.
Who can receive benefits
- Persons aged 65 years or older, who need support or nursing care.
- Persons aged 40 years or older, (who have National Health Insurance or any health insurance from a company) who need support or nursing care due to one of 16 types of specific illnesses, such as cerebrovascular disease.
Insurance Premiums
From 40 years old to 64 years old, the premium is paid together with either the National Health Insurance or Social Insurance.
Once over 65 years old, you must pay the premium to Minoh City separate from National Health Insurance, any company health insurance, and the Late-Stage Medical Care System for the Elderly.
The premium is deducted from your pension. If it cannot be deducted, you can pay it via your bank account (you need to apply beforehand), or you have to pay with a payment notice at a bank or a convenience store.
- Long-term Care Insurance, Medical Subsidies And Pension Division
TEL: 072-724-6860 FAX: 072-724-6040
How to use the service
In order to use the Long-Term Care Insurance Service, you need to have your nursing/support needs certified, or complete a checklist.
The Primary Care Certification Committee (composed of public health, medical care, and welfare specialists) determines whether nursing/support is required or not (and if so how much) based on a home visit investigation and doctor’s opinion.
The checklist is comprised of 25 points, checking the condition of your body, etc. If it is judged that you need support or nursing care, you may be able to access senior daycare services or receive help from home care workers.
You can apply at the City Office or at Minoh Life Plaza.
- Elderly Welfare Division
TEL: 072-727-9559 FAX: 072-727-3539
This article can be read in the following language: 日本語 (Japanese) 한국・조선어 (Korean) 简体中文 (Chinese (Simplified)) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
