Challenges and issues under long-term care insurance for the elderly in Japan

Miyuki Inaba

doi:10.4324/9781315808840-9

Challenges and issues under long-term care insurance for the elderly in Japan

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This article examines the Long-Tenn Care Insurance (LTCI) program for the elderly in Japan. LTCI is presented as Japan’s policy approach to the growing need for care for the elderly. The paper describes the context around which the policy was developed, describes details about the policy, and the implementation issues of the policy. The paper traces the role of social work as a profession in Japan as it relates to the issues of implementing LTCI. Suggestions are made in this paper for possible integration of social work professional roles in effective implementation of L TCI. {Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <getirifo@haworthpressinc.com> Website: <http://wwwHaworthPress.com>

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Gerontological Social Work Practice
Subtitle of host publication	Issues, Challenges, and Potential
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	51-61
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317787761
ISBN (Print)	9780789019417
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315808840-9
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Social Sciences(all)
Psychology(all)

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