Long-term Care Insurance
and at any branch or field office
The Long-term Care Insurance program was made so that society as a whole could support long-term care. People over the age of forty contribute to the fund and the program is run on insurance fees collected.
First Insured People
People over the age of 65 are "first insured people" and people with a pension income of over 180,000 yen per month will have insurance fees deducted from their pension. People with an income of less than 180,000 yen per month will have their insurance fees paid by the city.
Second Insured People
People between the ages of 40 and 64 who contribute to medical insurance are "second insured people" and insurance fees will be bundled together with medical insurance (health insurance, mutual aid association, and national health insurance) fees.
People who have been determined to be in need of support
In order to make use of long-term care insurance services, the Regional Comprehensive Support Center (inside the Takamatsu City Health Care Center, Sakura-machi 1-chome, TEL (087)839-2811) will make a plan for minimizing care needs. For more information, contact the Regional Comprehensive Support Center.
Main Long-term Care Insurance Services
- Home Services
"Visiting Care", "Day Service", "Short Stay Service", "Rental Welfare Implements", "Grant to purchase welfare implements", "Grant for house repairs" etc. - Community-based Services
"Group Homes for people with Dementia", "Small-scale Multipurpose Home Care", "Nighttime Visit Care", "Day Service for those suffering from dementia". - Facility Services (People who have been designated as being in need of support are not eligible to make use of facility services)
"Long-term elderly care facility (special elderly nursing home)," "Long-term care elderly insurance facility," and "Long-term care medical facility."
* for details, contact the long-term care insurance section.