Monthly magazine “Yutaka na Kurashi” October issue, feature article “Nursing Care for the Elderly Promoting the Use of Services Outside of Long-Term Care Insurance”.

This paper will examine the background and current status of the policy to promote the use of services outside of long-term care insurance (expansion of services purchased at one's own expense) in the field of long-term care for the elderly. We will also consider the impact of this policy on people's lives.