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要支援状態

Needed Support Condition, status of long-term assistance need

介護保険法において、6か月間続けて、介護は必要ないが、日常生活の中である程度の支援が必要な状態のこと。支援の必要なレベル(level)が要支援1と要支援2の2つに分けられている。

Under the Long-Term Nursing Care Insurance Act, a condition where one does not need care for six months continuously, but does need support to a certain degree in his/her daily life. The level of necessary support is divided into two categories as Requiring Help 1 and Requiring Help 2.