要よう支し援えん

noun

requiring assistance (care level)

A category under Japan's long-term care insurance law (介護保険法) for elderly people who need support with daily living but do not yet require full nursing care. Often contrasted with 要介護.

See also: 介護保険法

• 母ははは要よう支し援えんと認にん定ていされ、週しゅうに一いち度どヘルパーに来きてもらっている。

  My mother was certified as requiring assistance, and a helper comes once a week.