title: Balancing long-term care in Japan.
abstract: This article discusses Japan's long-term care (LTC) from the perspective of balancing the provision and financing of care. Specifically, this article provides an overview of the long-term care insurance (LTCI) system in Japan and analyzes the current state of Japan's LTC with current statistical data as to whether the supply meets the demand for care by frail elders and their families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Kwansei Gakuin University School of Human Welfare Studies, Nishinomiya, Japan.
authors.forename: Mie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohwa
authors.forename: Li-Mei
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007564:Japan; D008134:Long-Term Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011640:Public Policy; D012947:Social Work / Q000639:trends*