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| Expansion of formalized in-home services for Japan's aged | | Author(s) | Kiyoshi Adachi, James E Lubben, Noriko Tsukada |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 8, nos 2/3, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 147-159 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Domestic services [domiciliary] ; Self help organisations ; Social policy ; Japan. |
| Annotation | This article analyses the social and political forces in Japan that led to the creation of the Gold Plan, a comprehensive national plan for formalised in-home services for the aged. Political strategies are examined from the perspectives of: shifts from institutional to in-home services; decentralisation of in-home services policy; and needs for expanding the number of in-home service workers. New non-profit organisations called Resident-Participation Types (RTPs) are identified, which are self-help organisations to augment the delivery of in-home services. The current status of these new models is examined, using data from two different surveys conducted by the Japanese National Council of Social Welfare in 1992 and 1993. Future issues regarding RTPs and in-home services for the aged and some policy recommendations are discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-960306009 A |
| Classmark | N: NG: PQ: TM2: 7DT |
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