Last year of life care transitions between long-term care insurance services in Japan: Analysis of long-term care insurance claims data.

Masayo KashiwagiKimikazu KashiwagiNoriko Morioka Kazuhiro Abe

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2024)

Over half the participants requiring LTC underwent one or more care transitions in the year before death. Policy deliberations regarding enhancing care under the LTCI system at the end of life and optimizing care transitions are necessary. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; ••: ••-••.

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