要よう介かい護ご度ど

noun

nursing care level

A classification from 1 to 5 used in Japan's long-term care insurance system to indicate the degree of care a person requires. Often abbreviated as 要介護度.

See also: 要介護

• 要よう介かい護ご度どが高たかいほど、受うけられるサービスが増ふえます。

  The higher the nursing care level, the more services you can receive.

• 母ははの要よう介かい護ご度どは3と判はん定ていされました。

  My mother was assessed as nursing care level 3.