In December 1989, the Ten-Year Strategy for the Promotion of Health and Welfare for the Elderly, or
the “Golden Plan,” was formulated to improve underdeveloped long-term care and welfare services for the
elderly with substantial government commitment. This strategy stated the targets that were supposed to be
reached by March 2000 with regard to domiciliary welfare, facility welfare, and other services for the
elderly. These target figures were revised upward in December 1994.