Establishment of home care patient support system: Okayama Central Hospital experience

We established a system to serve aged and disabled people within their neighborhood area. This system consists of visiting nursing service and an institutional care unit, both of which were directed by a managing bureau called the “Life assistance bureau”. This bureau investigates the needs of patients, negotiates with the government, supervises members and is authorized to plan budget and personnel affairs. Activities in one representative case handled by this bureau are reported.

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