Objective : This research aims to identify the problem in setting approval valid period of present
long-term and discuss the solution through a result on long-term grade judgement.
Methods : The survey was conducted on gaining statistics annual report of Long-Term Care Insurance for
the Aged and present condition of grade judgement in National Health Insurance Service and
studying precedence and literature on overseas long-term care.
Results : It is confirmed that mortality of receiver who gets long-term care grade is high because of
old age, chrome and severely illness by showing over 60% receivers of the first people
admitted grade are passing within 3 years. In case of the renewal results for the receivers
from 2009 to 2015 to look change of condition after valid period in long-term care, the
grades of 73.5% approval people are maintained and it means it is produced that there is no
big change about situation of function compared to time of the first recognition. Also, the
task in renewal examination of long-term manpower is occupied 44.2% among the tasks in
approval examination.
Conclusion : It seems that the number of receivers and tasks in approval examination is going to increase
by extending the rapid Population Aging and enlargement of fifth grade. Due to in terms of
insurer, administration cost is occurred excessively, investigating every approval request by
visiting like now causes many problems in durability of system and work efficiency. It is
time to redesign system.