訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)

ほうもんかいご
noun
home care; home-visit caregiving
1. home care; home-visit caregiving
A caregiving service in which a professional visits an elderly or disabled person's home to provide assistance with daily activities.
祖母(そぼ)は訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)を利用(りよう)している。
My grandmother uses home care services.
訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)のヘルパーが週(しゅう)に三回(さんかい)来(き)てくれる。
A home care helper comes three times a week.
高齢化(こうれいか)が進(すす)む日本(にほん)では、訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)の需要(じゅよう)が年々(ねんねん)増加(ぞうか)しており、人手不足(ひとでぶそく)が深刻(しんこく)な問題(もんだい)となっている。
In Japan, where the aging population is growing, the demand for home care is increasing year by year, and labor shortages have become a serious problem.

A compound of 訪問(ほうもん) (visiting) and 介護(かいご) (nursing care). This is a key service within Japan's 介護保険(かいごほけん) (long-term care insurance) system, which covers citizens aged 65 and over who need assistance.

Home care helpers (訪問介護員(ほうもんかいごいん), commonly called ホームヘルパー) assist with tasks like bathing, meal preparation, cleaning, and medication management.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)サービス: home care service
  • 訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)員(いん): home care worker
  • 訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)事業所(じぎょうしょ): home care agency
  • 訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)を受(う)ける: to receive home care

RELATED TERMS:

  • 介護(かいご): nursing care; caregiving
  • 訪問看護(ほうもんかんご): home nursing (medical, by a nurse)
  • 介護保険(かいごほけん): long-term care insurance
  • 在宅介護(ざいたくかいご): home-based care (broader term)
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