Abstract
[Purpose] To investigate the change of care situation and caregiver burden of old stroke patients at home before and after the introduction of long-term care insurance. [Subjects] The subjects were 79 home-care stroke patients and their caregivers. [Method] Activities of daily living (ADL), usage situation of care services, care situation and caregiver burden were assessed using a mail-in survey. [Result] The patients’ and their caregivers’ ages were older after the care insurance introduction. Significant differences were not found in ADL, rehabilitation, caregiver, care situation and caregiver burden. In contrast, there was a change in the contents of care service. [Conclusion] The home-care stroke patients used long-term care insurance, and they could continue their lives at home because of the various services. It is important to establish support systems for care at home due to the severe caregiver burden.
