The costs of caring for a graying population
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5 October 2022The costs of caring for a graying population
With the “graying population” phenomenon becoming widespread, many countries are facing the challenge of caring for their elderly population. In Japan, the country with the oldest population, a universal long-term care (LTC) insurance system was established in 2000 to help meet this need. Now, in a study published in BMC Public Health, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed the considerable variation between Japan’s municipalities in spending on LTC.
