title: [Health care needs of the elderly in long-term care facilities and their suitable placements for care].
abstract: In order to obtain information on the elderly cared for in long-term facilities, regarding their needs and the actual services received in these facilities, and to determine which facility could provide the most suitable service, elderly in two areas, urban S area and rural N area, were surveyed. The results were as follows. (1) The proportion of elderly placed in hospitals where the suitable care placements were hospitals was 84.6% in S area, and 66.6% in N area. (2) In elderly cared for in long-term facilities, the proportion of persons where the suitable care placement was in-home care was 11.7% in S area, and 14.1% in N area. (3) Therefore estimates for the elderly that would be for at home increases by 21.1% in S area and 27.2% in N area than the estimated figures used in plan for Elderly-Health Welfare in 2,000 AD.
authors.affiliation: Obama Public Health Center, Fukui Prefectural Government.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kagamimori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006275:Health Facility Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006701:Home Nursing; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006761:Hospitals / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male