Nursing for the older people in Japan

The Japanese government is switching its focus in care for the aged from facilities to local communities. As the aging of society proceeds, the government aims at establishing a community based comprehensive care system by around 2025, when the baby boom generation reaches the age of 75 or above, which could provide a package of housing, health care, long-term care, preventive care, and support for living, so that older people could continue living in the places they are familiar with, as long as possible toward the end of their life.