在宅医療(ざいたくいりょう)

Compound of 在宅(ざいたく) ('being at home') and 医療(いりょう) ('medical care').

Usage

• Refers to a care model in which medical professionals visit patients at home, as opposed to the patient going to a hospital or clinic.
• A key concept in Japan's aging-society healthcare policy; closely tied to 地域(ちいき)包括(ほうかつ)ケア ('community-based integrated care').
• Distinct from 在宅(ざいたく)介護(かいご) ('home care/nursing'), which focuses on daily-living assistance rather than medical treatment, though the two are often combined in practice.

Common collocations

• 在宅医療(ざいたくいりょう)を受(う)ける: to receive home medical care
• 在宅医療(ざいたくいりょう)を提供(ていきょう)する: to provide home medical care
• 在宅医療(ざいたくいりょう)制度(せいど): the home healthcare system
• 在宅医療(ざいたくいりょう)に切(き)り替(か)える: to switch to home healthcare

Similar words

• 往診(おうしん): house call (by a doctor) — a component of 在宅医療(ざいたくいりょう); a single visit rather than an ongoing model of care.
• 訪問(ほうもん)看護(かんご): visiting nursing — a related nursing service; also often part of 在宅医療(ざいたくいりょう).
• 在宅(ざいたく)介護(かいご): home care, home nursing care — focuses on daily-living support (bathing, feeding, etc.) rather than medical treatment.
• 通院(つういん): going to a hospital/clinic for treatment — the usual contrast.