Estimating nursing care necessity degree using by assessment information

Abstract

Expense on elderly care is increasing more rapidly than other expense on social security benefits. To Operate long-term care insurance system, improving operating efficiency is the critical issue. Especially, we focused on assessment of nursing care necessity degree that is the first step of long-term care insurance system. Assessment productivity will improve by assessing nursing care necessity degree periodically, objectively and automatically as possible. In this paper, we created nursing care necessity degree classify model using by assessment data for planning care-plan, and analyzed mis-classify trends. We found assessment data for planning care-plan are also useful information on assessing nursing care necessity degree, and there is possibility of improving assessment productivity.