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| Balancing long-term care in Japan |
| Author(s) | Mie Ohwa, Li-Mei Chen |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 55, no 7, October 2012 |
| Pages | pp 659-672 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older people ; Services ; Long term ; Insurance [elderly] ; Social policy ; Social economics ; Japan. |
| Annotation | This article discusses Japan's long-term care (LTC) from the perspective of balancing the provision and financing of care. Specifically the article provides an overview of the long-term care insurance (LTCI) system in Japan and analyses the current state of Japan's LTC with current statistical data as to whether the supply meets the demand for care by frail older people and their families. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026045 A |
| Classmark | B: I: 4Q: JG: TM2: W4: 7DT |
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