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Presentation: Researching Care Facilities and Services for International Residents
Presentation: Michi Goto, Ken Hartmann and Megumi Karasawa on Care Facilities and Services
March 3, 2019 on Sunday at 14:00 - 17:00
Topic / Theme:
Care Facilities and Services
Speaker:
Michi Goto, Ken Hartmann and Megumi Karasawa
Facilitator:
Venue:
Kita 1-jo Catholic Church Center
Venue:
Venue:
Language:
English
Price:
Free
Event Description
At the HMSC presentation on the new Community Care System in November 2018 there was much discussion on how this will affect aging international residents. All residents of Japan from 40 years of age must pay premiums into the Kaigo Hoken long-term care insurance system, which subsidizes the cost of long-term medical care and facilities for those 65 years of age and up. International residents have expressed concern as to how they would be accepted and treated at such facilities, considering language and cultural differences.
With support from "Neighbors," two volunteers were sent to visit the Kobe Foreigners Friendship Center in order to research what steps were taken to develop their international facilities, which were established after the Great Hanshin Earthquake. In this presentation, Michi Goto, a former long-term director of the Sapporo International Communication Plaza, explained what was learned from the one-hour interview with the director and one-hour tour of the facilities in Kobe. Ken Hartmann also provided his impressions of the visit to KFC and the senior facilities they operate.
In addition, Megumi Karasawa reviewed the system known as Kaigo Hoken, which covers the majority of the costs connected with senior and elderly medical care support services. There are many kinds of facilities available for short-term day care and long-term residences with a variety of care services offered here in the Sapporo area, however none of these are truly international. We will take a look at these from the perspective of the foreign residents who are concerned about their inability to communicate well in Japanese and desire to find facilities that will accommodate their personal needs.
With support from "Neighbors," two volunteers were sent to visit the Kobe Foreigners Friendship Center in order to research what steps were taken to develop their international facilities, which were established after the Great Hanshin Earthquake. In this presentation, Michi Goto, a former long-term director of the Sapporo International Communication Plaza, explained what was learned from the one-hour interview with the director and one-hour tour of the facilities in Kobe. Ken Hartmann also provided his impressions of the visit to KFC and the senior facilities they operate.
In addition, Megumi Karasawa reviewed the system known as Kaigo Hoken, which covers the majority of the costs connected with senior and elderly medical care support services. There are many kinds of facilities available for short-term day care and long-term residences with a variety of care services offered here in the Sapporo area, however none of these are truly international. We will take a look at these from the perspective of the foreign residents who are concerned about their inability to communicate well in Japanese and desire to find facilities that will accommodate their personal needs.
Summary
This presentation devoted the last half to a discussion of the concerns of all participants in order to establish a priority list of what such care services and facilities should be able to provide for international residents. The Survey results will be used to determine the steps necessary to ultimately establish the type of facilities desired by our members. Your contribution to the discussion will contribute greatly to the future support of international residents and families.
For a more detailed report of the presentation, please click on the report file link below, along with the PowerPoint slides and other related PDF files used or mentioned by the speakers.
For a more detailed report of the presentation, please click on the report file link below, along with the PowerPoint slides and other related PDF files used or mentioned by the speakers.
This presentation devoted the last half to a discussion of the concerns of all participants in order to establish a priority list of what such care services and facilities should be able to provide for international residents. The Survey results will be used to determine the steps necessary to ultimately establish the type of facilities desired by our members. Your contribution to the discussion will contribute greatly to the future support of international residents and families.
For a more detailed report of the presentation, please click on the report file link below, along with the PowerPoint slides and other related PDF files used or mentioned by the speakers.
For a more detailed report of the presentation, please click on the report file link below, along with the PowerPoint slides and other related PDF files used or mentioned by the speakers.
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Documents for Viewing and Downloading
Online Folder with Various Documents Related to the Care Facility Presentation
Online Folder with following 4 documents:
・Summary report written by Kathleen Riggins and edited by Ken Hartmann
・Slides outlining the historical chronological growth of the KFC facilities by Michi Goto
・Slides presented by Megumi Karasawa outlining the primary features of the Kaigo Hoken system
・A collection of medical information links that Ken Hartmann has created which may be useful for others.
・Summary report written by Kathleen Riggins and edited by Ken Hartmann
・Slides outlining the historical chronological growth of the KFC facilities by Michi Goto
・Slides presented by Megumi Karasawa outlining the primary features of the Kaigo Hoken system
・A collection of medical information links that Ken Hartmann has created which may be useful for others.
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