When a parent's needs are as much medical as everyday, with ongoing treatment alongside daily care, this long-term facility combines both under one roof. It suits people too medically complex for an ordinary nursing home but not needing an acute hospital. Families rarely know the category and get steered between hospital and home with no fit. If care and medicine are both heavy, ask the medical social worker whether this is right.
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Related terms
- 特別養護老人ホーム（tokuyou）— special nursing home
- 医療ソーシャルワーカー（MSW）— medical social worker
- 看取り（mitori）— end-of-life care
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.