The municipality requests this directly from your parent's regular doctor once you apply, so there is rarely a separate form for you to chase. Its weight is why the family physician matters: their account of cognition and mobility feeds the level. If your parent has no steady doctor, establish one before applying. From abroad, confirm the doctor knows the recent decline, since a thin report yields a thin level.
Read more: The certification process
Related terms
- かかりつけ医（kakaritsuke-i）— regular doctor
- 要介護認定（youkaigo nintei）— care-need certification
- 認定調査（nintei chousa）— assessment visit
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.