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| Measuring the social-care service needs of impaired elderly people in Japan | | Author(s) | Ikuno Nakano, Y Shimizu, H Hiraoka |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 16, part 3, May 1996 |
| Pages | pp 315-332 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Physical disabilities ; Family care ; Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Measurement ; Japan. |
| Annotation | This study aimed to measure objectively and/or estimate the needs of physically and/or mentally impaired older people and the their families for social care services in Maebashi, a medium size Japanese city. Needs were classified according to the severity of impairment, and difficulty of caregivers in providing required care. A standard model of service provision for each 'need type' was established through group consultation with social service care professionals, and the amount of service required was calculated. The authors estimated that 7.1% of all people aged 65 and over were physically and/or mentally impaired to a certain degree; 40% of those cared for by caregivers had serious difficulties; and the demand for social care services in Japanese cities is high. To meet this demand, a substantial expansion of nursing home care and in-home care services is required. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970822003 A |
| Classmark | E: BN: P6:SJ: I: IK: 3R: 7DT |
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