This is a rehabilitation stop, usually after hospital, meant to get a parent home, not a place they live out their days. Stays are time-limited and reviewed, so plan the next step from day one. Families treat it as a permanent bed and are unsettled when discharge looms. Use the stay to arrange home services or a longer-term facility in parallel, and ask staff their expected timeline early.
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Related terms
- 特別養護老人ホーム（tokuyou）— special nursing home
- デイケア（day care / tsuusho riha）— day rehabilitation
- 地域連携室（chiiki renkei shitsu）— discharge planning office
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.