Every facility must hand you this disclosure of real costs, staffing ratios, and the conditions under which a resident must leave. Read it before you tour, not after you have fallen for the lobby. The exit conditions matter most: many homes move residents out when care needs rise or money runs short. Families skip the document and are blindsided later. Have a Japanese reader go through it line by line.
Read more: Reading facility disclosures
Related terms
- 有料老人ホーム（yuuryou roujin home）— paid elderly home
- サ高住（sakouju）— serviced senior housing
- 身元保証人（mimoto hoshounin）— guarantor
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.