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L ong‐ t erm c are i nsurance and market for aged care in J apan: Focusing on the status of care service providers by locality and organisational nature based on survey results
Author(s) -
Kubo Makoto
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12038
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , business , economic shortage , marketing , profit (economics) , service provider , long term care insurance , nursing , business administration , service (business) , medicine , economics , long term care , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , government (linguistics) , microeconomics
Aim The purpose of this paper is to examine the status of care service providers by locality and organisational nature. Method Questionnaires were sent to 9505 home‐based care service providers registered in the databases of 17 prefectures. The prefectures were selected according to population size. Results Numerous for‐profit providers have newly entered the aged care service market and are operating selectively in T okyo, a typical example of a metropolitan area. Furthermore, both for‐profit and non‐profit providers have suffered from a shortage of care workers and difficult management conditions, which tend to be more pronounced in T okyo. Conclusion The market under long‐term care insurance was successful in terms of the volume of services, but most providers were sceptical as to whether competition in the market could facilitate quality care services.