ACTIVITIES CONCERNED WITH THE PURPOSE OF HOUSE ADAPTATION WITH THE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE: Analysis of the contents written on the standard application forms

The contents written on the standard application forms of house adaptation were analyzed, and the actual conditions of activities which were supposed to be improved by housing repair were clarified. The three major activities concerned with the purpose of housing repair were “rising from and/or sitting on the toilet seat”, “getting in and/or out of the bathroom” and “getting in and/or out of the bathtub”. However, one third of samples did not indicate nor materialize the purpose of house repair. To carry out suitable house adaptation, the guidance of the standard application forms which materializes the purpose was required.