Robots won't replace care staff, but they may be able provide some entertainment, comfort, companionship and amusement to elderly in the hours of the day that the care staff are not able to be by their side. And its interesting to know that we can now purchase them at mainstream stores. It's all in Japanese though. Arigato-Gozaimasu
Population size of 126 million, of which 27.3% aged 65 and above
Oldest country in the world. More than 1 in 4 Japanese were aged 65 and above, and 1 in 8 aged 75 and above, as of 2016
4 or 5 other residential care options for people who need social rather than medical care, such as assisted living facilities and smaller group homes for seniors and more...
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Moving towards a community-based integrated care system, integrating various health-related resources within the community through cooperation with LTC facilities.
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The Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) scheme is named on of the most generous systems in the world, in terms of coverage and benefits.
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