nursing care authorization; long-term care eligibility certification
Official determination of a person's eligibility for public long-term care services under Japan's Kaigo Hoken system. Often used in administrative and medical contexts.
See also: 要介護認定
To receive nursing care authorization, you need to apply at your municipal office.
As a result of the care eligibility assessment, my mother was classified as Care Level 2.
要介護認定 is a more specific term referring to the certification of needing care (as opposed to 要支援認定 for support needs). 介護認定 is often used as a shorthand for the same process.
Compound of 介護 (nursing care) and 認定 (certification, authorization).