Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revised nursing care fees to support management of "outpatient nursing care" establishments November 7, 0:38
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the movement to refrain from using "outpatient care" such as day services is spreading, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to aim to stabilize the management of business establishments by revising the long-term care fee next year.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, more than 80% of business establishments nationwide answered that they had refrained from using "outpatient care" because they were wary of infection and refrained from using it. ..
In addition, there is a growing movement among business establishments to limit the number of users in order to reduce the risk of infection, and as of last month, more than 40% of business establishments said that their income and expenditure had worsened than before the epidemic.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to revise the nursing care fee once every three years, which is scheduled for April next year, with the aim of creating a system that can provide stable services even if an infectious disease is prevalent.
Currently, even if the usage time is short, it is specially allowed to apply the same amount of compensation as when using it for a long time, but it is applied because it is difficult to understand because the user's own burden will increase. The number of places is only about half.
For this reason, after revising the system, they are considering supporting management with a normal remuneration system.
On the other hand, business establishments are obliged to carry out training and training to prevent infection, and transitional measures will be set up.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced this policy to the council meeting on the 9th of this month and will proceed with consideration.