Elderly in Japan Who will take care of

them ??

GROUP NO. 3:

SHERRY LIN

THOMAS CHEN

JOY CHATTERJEE

CYNTHIA MONTES

The world's oldest person and the oldest man ever to have

Lived, Jiroemon Kimura, died of natural causes in Japan in 2013.

He was 116 years.

April 19, 1897 – June 12, 2013

Fundamental Statistics•During the 1950s, the percentage of the population in the 65-and-over group remained steady at around 5%.

•Throughout subsequent decades, that age group expanded, and by 1989 it had grown to 11.6% of the population.

•Today, 25% of the 126.65 million population in Japan are 65 years old or older, which is a total of 31.86 million people.

•The increased longevity of Japanese people is a result of traditionally healthy diet , excellent public healthcare system and improvements in medical care.

•Though this is good, there is a distinct downside to it managing one of the world's most rapidly ageing societies.

Life expectancy in Japan

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Falling birth rates Economic repercussion of huge imbalance in the ages of the population few working-age people paying for the health care and pensions of the elderly population.

Local governments will face severe financial strains and so will be crucial to take measures to turn around the falling birth-rate and enhance social security measures for the elderly.

Percentage of People Aged 65

Currently...•Children, not the state, have long been regarded as primarily responsible for looking after ageing parents.

•As Japan’s extended family structure has unraveled and as more women work, the state has had to find alternatives.

•Hospitals have sometimes filled the gap, with tens of thousands of beds given over to long-term patients.

• The fact that elderly people pay only 10-20 per cent of their medical fees from their own pocket has made this relatively affordable for individuals.

•The state has increased the payments doctors receive for home visits in an effort to incentivize more home-based care.

Reform of Health Care and Long-term Care •The Japanese government states that by around 2025, it will solve the issues with the existing system of health and long-term care service delivery that have been identified so far and build a new service system that supports residents in a multi-layered and integrated manner through division of function and coordination.

•The government aims to ensure that health and long-term care services as well as preventive services and housing are provided at the daily living area.

•The local base hospitals will be covering wider area.

•It will also work to improve home based health care and long-term care and increase the number of health care staff including emergency care staff so that people have access to health and long-term care in familiar settings.

How it will work…

Can immigration help??Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has recommended bringing in skilled foreign workers for nursing care.

Under the Economic partnership agreement (EPA), Japan only allows qualified Filipino and Indonesian citizens as nursing care providers.

However, the government will explore the possibility of opening up the program even to countries that do not have the EPA with Japan.

Can Pepper Help ??In fast-graying Japan, a humanoid robot with unparalleled human-like qualities would soon be available in homes to care for the country’s large elderly population.

Pepper robots are being planed as assistants or even replacements for nurses, caregivers and home care companions for the country’s 65 and over population, which currently comprise 23 percent of the total population, figure that is projected to balloon further to 38% by 2055.

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