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介護予防事業

Long-Term Care Prevention Project

市町村が高齢者の生活機能の改善や生きがい作りを重視した、介護予防に役立つ事業のこと。対象は地域に住む65歳以上のすべての高齢者で、要介護者も含まれる。

This is a project which works for the prevention of long-term care with municipalities’ emphasis on improving elderly people’s living functions and creating their purposes for living. All the elderly people aged 65 and older living in the area, including people requiring long-term care, are included.