What to bring
None of this is required. If your parent already holds a long-term care insurance certificate or a certification result notice, have those to hand.
- Where the person who needs support lives in Japan (or the planned area)
- What changed recently, and what the family is worried about
- Known health basics: conditions and medications, to the extent known
- Who in the family consults and who decides
- Any deadline: a discharge date, a trip, a decision the family is facing

