When the need turns medical, a nurse comes to the home under the doctor's instruction for wounds, medication, and monitoring, often alongside the helpers doing personal care. It is arranged through the care plan or the doctor, so the two visits coordinate. Families abroad sometimes confuse it with home help and ask nurses to do housework; the roles are separate. For real medical fragility, ask the doctor whether visiting nursing fits.
Related terms
- 訪問診療（houmon shinryou）— home medical visits
- 訪問介護（houmon kaigo）— home-visit care
- かかりつけ医（kakaritsuke-i）— regular doctor
Where to go next
This word will come back at the home assessment or in the first care plan. The full Japanese elder care glossary holds 52 terms, and the long-term care insurance guide shows where each one sits in the process.
If you would rather someone handled the Japanese side, our care navigation service does that, and the first consultation is 30 minutes and free. Definitions here are general orientation and rules vary by municipality; see our editorial policy or contact us with your situation.