(ほうもんかいご)

ほうもんかいご
noun
home care; home-visit caregiving
healthsociety
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)訪問介護(ほうもんかいご)利用(りよう)している
My grandmother uses home care services.
A home care helper comes three times a week.
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)(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)()ける: to receive home care

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