Those who have been certified as needing long-term care or needing support can rent or purchase welfare equipment as a service to improve their living environment.

Welfare equipment that can be borrowed (welfare equipment rental)

Welfare equipment can be borrowed to help you become independent in your daily life.
In order to use it, it is necessary for the care manager to place the contents of welfare equipment rental required in the in-home service plan (care plan). Nursing-care insurance does not cover long-term care insurance unless it is included in an in-home service plan (care plan). Welfare equipment covered by long-term care insurance is as follows.

Types of assistive devices eligible for loan

1. Wheelchair *
2. Wheelchair accessories *
3. Special bed *
4. Special bed accessories (side rails, mattresses, bed handrails, tables, etc.) *
5. Bed sore prevention tool *
6. Posture changer *
7.Handrail 8.Slope 9.Walker 10.Walking aid 11.Wandering sensor for elderly with dementia*
12.Transportation lift (excluding slings) *
13.Automatic Excretion Processing Device*

As a general rule, welfare equipment marked with * cannot be loaned to persons requiring nursing care level 1, support level 2, and those requiring support level 1, except in exceptional cases.
However, as for the 13th automatic excretion disposal device, in principle, it is not possible to lend it to those who are in need of care 3, 2, 1, 2, and 1 in need of care, except in exceptional cases. can not.

Welfare equipment that can be purchased (welfare equipment purchase fee provided)

We will pay for the purchase of welfare equipment used for excretion and bathing that is not suitable for rental.

Those who can apply

Those who are insured by long-term care insurance in Nakano Ward and meet the following conditions

• Those certified as needing support 1, needing support 2, or needing long-term care 1-5
• Those living at home (Purchased while hospitalized or entering a nursing care insurance facility are not eligible)

Types of assistive devices eligible for purchase

1. Seated toilet seat (stooled toilet seat, portable toilet, raised toilet seat)
2. Bathing aids (bathing chairs, bathtub handrails, bathtub chairs, bath tables, bathroom drainboards, bathtub drainboards, bathing assistance belts)
3.Simple bathtub 4.The sling part of the mobile lift 5.Replaceable parts of the automatic excretion disposal device (receiver, tube, tank, etc., which become the path for urine and feces, and are used by people requiring nursing care or their caregivers can be easily replaced)
6. Excretion prediction support equipment (added from April 1, 2020)
It is worn by the user at all times to detect the condition inside the bladder and estimate the amount of urine. automatic notification. Excludes items that are consumed each time a special gel is installed and related products such as special sheets.

Notes

• Welfare equipment purchased outside the validity period of the nursing care certification is not eligible for payment.
• We cannot purchase thing becoming target article of welfare equipment loan.
• Only when purchased at a designated registered welfare equipment sales store, it is eligible for payment. Products purchased through mail order (Internet, TV shopping programs, etc.) are not eligible. In addition, items purchased while hospitalized or admitted to a hospital or facility are not covered.
• You cannot purchase the same item twice, but if it is damaged and cannot be repaired, or if there is a significant change in the level of nursing care required, it may be permitted as an exception. Please consult

Payment amount

Regardless of the degree of nursing care required, the maximum purchase cost is 100,000 yen (70,000 to 90,000 yen is paid) for one year (the period is one year from April 1 to March 31). After paying the full amount at the time of purchase, if you apply to the City along with a receipt, you will be refunded the amount excluding the 10% to 30% user burden. In addition, the burden ratio as of the receipt date when the user paid the welfare equipment sales office will be applied.

It takes about two months from the date of application until the money is actually transferred to the bank account.

In addition, if it is difficult for you to pay the full purchase cost, please contact the Nursing Care Benefits Section as there is a system called payment by commission.

Required documents

The following forms 1, 4, and 7 are stored in the related information "Application Form for Payment of Expenses for Purchase of Nursing Care Insurance Welfare Equipment" below.
1. Nursing Care Insurance Welfare Equipment Purchase Expenses Application Form
2.Original receipt for purchase of welfare equipment (addressed to the full name of the insured person)
3. A summary of the welfare equipment purchased and a list price (a copy of a catalog, etc.)
*If you are purchasing a made-to-order drainboard, you will need a breakdown of drawings and receipts at the time of application.
4. Billing and payment account transfer request form 5. Welfare equipment service plan (copy)
[For excretion prediction support equipment]
In addition to 1 to 5 above, the following documents are also required.
6. A copy of a document that can confirm medical findings related to bladder function of a person requiring in-home nursing care (any of (1) to (4) below)
(1) Written opinion of the attending physician in the examination for certification of long-term care
(2) Physician's findings at service staff meetings, etc.
(3) Opinions of a doctor recorded in an in-home service plan, etc. interviewed by an in-home care support specialist, etc.
(4) Doctor's medical certificate, etc. obtained individually 7. Excretion prediction support equipment confirmation record Application form or specific welfare equipment sales plan, etc. If the same information as the confirmation record is stated, attachment can be omitted.

Notes

• When creating documents, do not use stamps as seals.
• As a general rule, payment should be transferred to your bank account.

Reception desk

Nursing Care and Elderly Support Division Nursing Care Benefit Section (Ward Office 2nd Floor Counter 9)

Notes

In principle, you cannot apply by mail, but if you are in a remote area, please contact the Nursing Care Benefits Section and mail the necessary documents together.