Its cost is forecast to reach JPY 24.3 trillion by 2060. Of those, about 14% have dementia, and their care is described by Nagai as 'the biggest social burden in Japan'. In April 2018, there were as many as six million people in Japan needing long-term care (LTC) in health and welfare service provision. Now among the findings of a study carried out by the Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation 'TRI' with a team of researchers from Kurume University and Kobe University Hospital, A group which was led by Shinsuke Kojima and Yoji Nagai, is evidence that adverse responses to three cognition questions on the checklist correlates with an increase of up to 10 times the need for long-term care within three years. It’s on the Kihon checklist, a self-reporting questionnaire widely used to assess frailty recently. There are some things we need to know about our health system in all aspects, Are you unsure about today’s date? The question could be central in predicting Japan’s aged-care needs.
