Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to support construction of new wards to support early rehabilitation and discharge from hospital. In some cases, the physical functions of elderly people admitted to the hospital gradually deteriorate and their hospitalizations become prolonged.
The plan is to establish a new "community comprehensive medical ward" The hospitalization fee for this ward will be set at 30,500 yen per patient per day, which is higher than that for general wards. The idea is to maintain it as the elderly population reaches its peak around 2040.