ABSTRACT
Following the revision of nursing care remuneration in FY 2015, our health service facility for the elderly made improved support available based on the outcomes of rehabilitation case conferences (RCCs) we convened for users of visiting rehabilitation services. In this study, we conducted a survey to investigate the implementation status of the RCC outcomes by respondents,including service users, their family members, and healthcare professionals,at our facility and the changes observed in service users who participated in the RCCs.Survey items inquired about the basic attributes of service users, RCC topics discussed, status of participation in the RCCs by occupation,and independence in activities of daily living (ADL) of elderly disabled people.The topics covered in the RCCs were classified using the International Classification of Functioning,Disability,and Health.In total,85 of 108 people who needed nursing care (34 men, 51 women; mean age 81.4±9.4 years;mean duration of service use 16.3 months) participated in the RCCs.The majority of topics covered in the RCCs concerned ADL and environmental factors,and more than half of the respondents participated in RCCs several times.Because ADL and environmental factors were discussed most,it can be said that the RCC concerning visiting rehabilitation services for users living at home is an effective means of expanding ADL and instrumental ADL. An advantage of holding RCCs is that the users themselves can clarify the current status and future goals. Also, from the service provider perspective, multidisciplinary cooperation becomes easier and helps to further improve support for users.
ABSTRACT
Based on progress in home visits for rehabilitation and health guidance since 1979, the trend after the Nursing Care Insurance Law was enforced in 2000 was investigated. In home visits for rehabilitation, cooperation with many related organizations is required, and reorganization of the network built before the enforcement of the said Law is needed. The role of each home visiter for rehabilitation is being formed and cooperation with care managers is being strengthened. The tendency that the participation of the local government may decrease can't be denied. Connection with the hospital and the local government should be maintained, and a new community-based network needs to be built.
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A follow up study was made on patients who were admitted into our hospital because of stroke or fracture of the neck of the thighbone before and after the Nursing Care Insurance Law was enforced. The study found that there was a salient tendency for the number of days the patients stayed in hospital to increase and for the rate of discharge from hospital to the patients home to decrease.<BR>As the nursing care insurance system came to stay, one local government after another was pulling out the functional training work which had been conducted as one from of the rehabilitation projects. In place of municipalities, nursing care service contractors were taking on such health service work as home visits for rehabilitation, and outside visits for nursing and rehabilitation. In the future, it would be necessary to establish a network enouth to promote health and welfare services including the provision of medical and rehabilitation equipment and the repair of houses.