These covered visits cover the parent's personal care and a defined slice of housework, scheduled in the care plan. The boundary trips up overseas families: a helper bathes the parent and tidies their room but will not clean the whole house or run general errands. Frame requests around the parent's daily living, not the home. If the tasks feel too narrow, work with the care manager to adjust the plan, not the visit.
Related terms
- ホームヘルパー（home helper）— home-care worker
- ケアプラン（care plan）— care plan
- 訪問看護（houmon kango）— home-visit nursing
Getting help with this
See the full Japanese elder care glossary, or start with our long-term care insurance guide. If you would rather have someone handle the Japanese side, our care navigation service helps foreign families step by step, and you can contact us with your situation. Definitions are general orientation; rules vary by municipality (see our editorial policy).