In this study, we first acquired data from two national
public databases the Survey of Institutions and Establishments
for Long-term Care in 2011 and Information Publication
System for Long-term Care in 2012, which was
the most recent data from the Ministry of Health,
Labour and Welfare during the investigation period (July
to September 2013). To complement the data obtained
from these two databases, we performed our own nationwide
FAX survey of the service delivery system of
the home-visit nursing agencies which could better reflect
the actual situation of patients using these agencies
in January 2014.