Revision of the Long-Term Care Insurance System in FY2024
Updated: November 14, 2024
This page provides information about the revisions to the long-term care insurance system in fiscal year 2024.
Notices and documents from the government are posted here.
Regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revisions
The following document is an overview of the revisions and lists the main calculation requirements, etc. For details, please refer to the relevant ministerial ordinances, notices, etc.
The services covered are listed at the top of each revision summary section (a ★ is indicated if similar measures are being taken for care prevention).
Full version
Regarding the revisions in the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (PDF: 6,197KB)
Main points regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (PDF: 3,824KB)
By service
(1) Home care support/care prevention support
Home care support (PDF: 2,335KB)
Preventive Care Support (PDF: 1,728KB)
(2) Home services
Visiting bathing care (PDF: 1,090KB)
Visiting nurses (PDF: 1,169KB)
Home Visit Rehabilitation (PDF: 1,342KB)
Home care management guidance (PDF: 918KB)
Day rehabilitation (PDF: 1,686KB)
Short-term admission to nursing care (PDF: 1,388KB)
Short-term admission medical care (PDF: 1,395KB)
Life and nursing care for residents of specified facilities (PDF: 1,621KB)
Welfare equipment rental (PDF: 1,032KB)
Sales of specific welfare equipment (PDF: 994KB)
(3) Community-based services
Regular visits and on-demand visiting care nursing (PDF: 1,905KB)
Nighttime visiting care service (PDF: 1,580KB)
Community-based day care services (PDF: 2,291KB)
Dementia-friendly day care center (PDF: 2,172KB)
Small-scale multi-functional home care (PDF: 2,120KB)
Dementia-friendly community living care (PDF: 2,180KB)
Nursing small-scale multifunctional home care (PDF: 2,259KB)
(4) Facility services
Nursing Homes for the Elderly (PDF: 1,878KB)
Nursing Homes for the Elderly (PDF: 1,956KB)
Nursing care hospital (PDF: 1,845KB)
Regarding the amendment of the Ministerial Ordinance on Standards and Notification on Remuneration for Long-Term Care Remuneration in FY2024 [Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website]
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision [Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website]
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 1) (March 15, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 2) (March 19, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 3) (March 29, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 4) (April 18, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 5) (April 30, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 6) (May 17, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 7) (June 7, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 8) (July 9, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 9) (August 29, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 10) (September 27, 2024)
Q&A regarding the FY2024 nursing care fee revision (Vol. 11) (November 11, 2024)
Regarding revisions in the FY2021 nursing care fee revision, which ends the transitional period at the end of FY2025
Regarding the revision of nursing care fees in fiscal year 2021, the transitional measures for the following revisions were completed by the end of fiscal year 2023 (March 31, 2024). Please check again whether the operational standards, etc. are being met for the revisions in question and take any necessary measures.
- Strengthening infectious disease countermeasures (all services)
- Strengthening efforts for business continuity (all services)
- Mandatory attendance at basic dementia care training (all services)
- Promoting prevention of elder abuse (all services)
- Strengthening oral hygiene management in facility-based services (facility-based services)
- Enhancing nutritional care and management in facility services (facility services)
- Strengthening of deductions when the office doctor does not provide medical treatment (home-visit rehabilitation)
Note: For details, please see the latest information on long-term care insurance below.
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Inquiries regarding this page
Inagi City Welfare Department Elderly Welfare Division
2111 Higashinagumanuma, Inagi City, Tokyo
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-377-4781