In the fiscal year 2021, around 4.7 million long-term care patients in Japan received daycare services at community-based nursing facilities. Approximately 2.5 million dementia patients received care services at group homes they lived in. The community-based long-term care system was established in 2006 to support the lives of the elderly in the local areas. Facilities and services are managed and provided by municipalities.
Number of people receiving community-based long-term nursing care or support in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by service
(in 1,000s)
fiscal year 2021; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
*The users can freely choose from three services, daycare, short-stay at nursing facilities, or home-visit helper service, with a monthly flat rate.
**The users can freely choose from four services, daycare, short-stay at nursing facilities, home-visit helper service, or home-visit nursing care, with a monthly flat rate.
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MHLW (Japan). (August 31, 2023). Number of people receiving community-based long-term nursing care or support in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by service (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203443/japan-number-users-community-based-long-term-care-by-service/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of people receiving community-based long-term nursing care or support in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by service (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203443/japan-number-users-community-based-long-term-care-by-service/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Number of people receiving community-based long-term nursing care or support in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by service (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203443/japan-number-users-community-based-long-term-care-by-service/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of People Receiving Community-based Long-term Nursing Care or Support in Japan in Fiscal Year 2021, by Service (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203443/japan-number-users-community-based-long-term-care-by-service/
MHLW (Japan), Number of people receiving community-based long-term nursing care or support in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by service (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203443/japan-number-users-community-based-long-term-care-by-service/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Number of people receiving community-based long-term nursing care or support in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by service (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203443/japan-number-users-community-based-long-term-care-by-service/