Abstract
After the enforcement of the long-term care insurance system in 2000, substantial service of home-based rehabilitation has been being needed. Regrettably, it cannot be said that physical therapists perform their duties in home-visit activities. A series of rehabilitation flow from the acute phase to the recovery or preservation (chronic) phases is imperative in the rehabilitation medicine. Especially in the preservation phase at home, care management which works in cooperation with various home services plays an important role. It is also important to regard the subjects as people who lead ordinary lives, and to make life-linked approaches. The present study introduces the actual activity of home-visit rehabilitation from the viewpoint of a medical office or a home-visit nursing station, and examines the roles of physical therapists in home-based rehabilitation.
