The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced a policy of subsidizing all allowances paid to helpers at public expense, as care helpers are often assisting elderly people who are infected with the new coronavirus and continue to receive medical treatment at home while carrying the risk of infection. rice field.

As the number of elderly people who are infected with the new corona and continue to receive medical treatment at home is increasing, there are a number of cases in which helpers of home-visit care wear protective clothing while carrying the risk of infection.



Many establishments are paying extra wages and allowances for these helpers, and it has been said that the financial burden is heavy.



For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced a policy of subsidizing the full amount of allowances for helpers who assist infected people, and notified business establishments nationwide on the 4th through prefectures.



Until now, the maximum amount of subsidy was 320,000 yen per business establishment per year in principle for home-visit nursing care, including the purchase cost of materials such as protective clothing, but even if this amount is exceeded, consultation will be provided.



In addition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is requesting the prefectures that accept applications to make the procedure as simple as possible, saying that it can be claimed retroactively until April last year.