long-term care insurance system; nursing-care insurance system
Refers to Japan's public long-term care insurance system (kaigo hoken seido), established in 2000, which provides care services for the elderly.
The long-term care insurance system started in 2000.
To use the long-term care insurance system, you need to apply at your municipal office.
Compound of 介護 (kaigo, 'nursing care'), 保険 (hoken, 'insurance'), and 制度 (seido, 'system').