With the review of long-term care fees in April next year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's council has decided to increase the compensation for "outpatient care," whose management has deteriorated due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
The long-term care fees paid to long-term care providers are reviewed every three years, and on the 9th, a council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare presented a draft report for the revision in April next year.
Of these, for “outpatient care” such as day services, which are being refrained from being used by elderly people who are at risk of infection, in order to stabilize the management of businesses, they will be able to receive higher remuneration than usual when the number of users decreases. To.
In addition, in addition to making new additions when providing specialized care to elderly people with dementia through home-visit nursing care, we will provide generous rewards for maintaining or improving functions necessary for daily life at nursing care facilities. To do.
On the other hand, in home-visit nursing, a policy to reduce the number of rehabilitations that can be provided by non-nurses has been included.
The overall revision rate of long-term care fees is expected to be decided by the end of the year, and difficult adjustments are continuing to determine how much we can respond to the voices of long-term care workers who are demanding higher fees due to poor management while controlling the long-term care costs that increase due to aging.