Abstract

The increasing number of frail older people being admitted to Japan's care homes makes it difficult for healthcare professionals alone to attend to all their needs. By law, care workers are not allowed to carry out any clinical procedures but, in response to the situation, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has allowed this group of workers to carry out limited clinical activities, such as oral suctioning and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feeding at one type of Japanese care home, welfare care homes. Care workers must be supervised by healthcare professionals and follow guidelines. The ministry has further decided to introduce a certification system, so that from 2015 certified care workers will be able to engage lawfully in these activities.

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Authors

Inoue T

Institution

Graduate School of Policy and Management, Doshisha University, Japan. tuinoue@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Source

Nursing older people 24:5 2012 Jun pg 32-5

MeSH

Aged
Certification
Enteral Nutrition
Health Services Needs and Demand
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Japan
Nurses' Aides
Nursing Homes
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Professional Role
Suction

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22792699