在宅高齢者および障がい者の地域支援を考える (1) : 地域包括支援センターの取り組みに関する文献研究

When the long term care insurance system was amended in 2006, Regional Comprehensive Support Center, which made strengthening of the base of the support system in community and prevent the life function decline of elderly people, was established. But, there are few reports about the present condition of Regional Comprehensive Support Center in Japan. The aim of this study was to investigate reports about community support, and to verify the present condition and subjects of Regional Comprehensive Support system in Japan. Results indicated that practice about the prevention of the life function decline of elderly people, which is in the center of the business, was only about 30%, and the comprehensive support system in community was not enough structuralized. We considered that it was necessary to structuralize the community support model that Regional Comprehensive Support Center play a important role in whole of the system