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The community-based integrated care system in Japan: Health care and nursing care challenges posed by super-aged society
Health and nursing care challenges in Japan’s community care system for a very elderly population
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Abstract
In 2018, people aged 65 years or older accounted for 28.1% of Japan's population, projected to increase to 38.4% by 2065.
- The average life expectancy in Japan was 81.09 years for men and 87.26 years for women in 2017, with expectations to rise to 84.95 years for men and 91.35 years for women by 2065.
- Population aging impacts health and long-term care systems, necessitating a shift towards a community-based integrated care system by 2025.
- There is a need for health care and nursing care professionals to understand the physical and mental characteristics of the elderly.
- Establishing a department of gerontology or geriatric medicine in every medical school is proposed to enhance education and research in elderly care.
- As of December 2018, there were 263 colleges of nursing in Japan with an admissions capacity of 23,667, and the number of Certified Nurse Specialists reached 2,279.
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