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This study was to review the current situation of caregivers’ system that was begun to implement when the national long-term care insurance went into effect in 2008. As the initial stage of implementing the system, there have been found its several weak points. The current author put forward some suggestions for improving the quality of caregiving service in this study. First of all, she placed stress on the training course for caregivers. Putting it more concretely, any person who wants to serve as a caregiver for older patients should be at least a high school graduate, should take longer training courses that are more focusing on the social sciences and humanities, and should have more opportunity for field practicum. Next, caregivers should be able to work at better circumstances. For instance, stricter management and supervision should be enforced over the long-term care facilities. Finally, the necessity of change in social attitudes toward caregivers was discussed.
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