Disposable diapers will be provided to people who need nursing care at home and who are constantly incontinent.
For those who are hospitalized in a medical institution and find it difficult to receive disposable diapers in kind, we will subsidize the cost of diapers.
In addition, the service will start from the month following the application (*if the application is made by the deadline). Please note that retroactive payments and subsidies are not possible.
(For details on the deadline, please see "Start of service" below.)

Provision of disposable diapers

Disposable diapers will be delivered to your home once a month.
There are 4 types of disposable diapers (pants type, tape type disposable diaper, incontinence pad, flat type), and several types are available for each type.
You can choose as many products as you need in a month within the payment limit. (You can check the details such as the payment limit and target products in the related file)

Target audience

Those who have an address in Nakano Ward, have a total income of less than 3,500,000 yen in the previous year (the year before last for January to June), and fall under 1 or 2 below. However, this excludes those who are in long-term care insurance facilities (health care facilities for the elderly, long-term care beds, special nursing homes for the elderly) and support facilities for the disabled.

1. Those aged 65 or older who are certified as requiring nursing care 1 to 5 in the long-term care insurance certification, and who require diapers all the time.
2. Those who are 3 years old or older and have a physical disability certificate level 1 or 2 or a disability of love certificate 1 or 2 and need diapers all the time.

* If you have moved to Nakano Ward, you will need a certificate of residence tax issued by your address as of January 1 (previous year from April to June).

Subsidies for diaper expenses

If you are hospitalized at a medical institution that does not allow you to bring in disposable diapers, we will subsidize the cost of diapers during your hospital stay on a monthly basis. (Excluding those receiving public assistance and Japanese remaining in China.)
It will be billed every three months with a receipt that clearly states the necessary items such as diapers, and will be paid at a later date by bank transfer.
Subsidy amount
We can subsidize up to the limit (6,000 yen per month) of the amount equivalent to actual expenses.

Target audience

Those who have an address in Nakano Ward, have a total income of less than 3,500,000 yen in the previous year (the year before last for January to June), and fall under 1 or 2 below. However, this excludes those who are in long-term care insurance facilities (health care facilities for the elderly, long-term care beds, special nursing homes for the elderly) and support facilities for the disabled.

1. Those aged 65 or older who are hospitalized in a medical institution (hospitalization in long-term care wards are not eligible) and who require diapers all the time. (Long-term care need certification is not required.)
2. 3 years old or older with physical disability certificate level 1-2 or love certificate 1-2, hospitalized in a medical institution (hospitalization in long-term care wards is not eligible) and diapers are required at all times Those who do.

* If you have moved to Nakano Ward, you will need a certificate of residence tax issued by your address as of January 1 (previous year from April to June).

Service start

Payment of disposable diapers will start from the following month for applications made by the 25th of the deadline. (If the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the deadline will be the weekday before that. February, April, and December will be even earlier, so please contact us for details.)

The deadline for the diaper cost subsidy is the end of the month. If the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the deadline is the weekday immediately preceding it. Applications submitted by the deadline will start from the following month.

You cannot receive the supply of disposable diapers and the subsidy for diaper expenses in the same month.

Usage consultation and application reception

Elderly (65 years old and over)
You can receive it at the Regional Comprehensive Support Center in your area.
handicapped
Disabled Welfare Division (Health and Welfare Counseling for Persons with Disabilities, Ward Office 1st Floor, No. 23 (Phone: 03-3228-8956, Fax: 03-3228-5665)

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