Table 2.

Evolution of benefits and project in LTCIS

Abbreviation: LTCIS, Long-Term Care Insurance System.

*The municipalities are responsible for managing all these benefits.

**The first group of insurance premium concerns people aged 65+. The premium's amount varies depending on the municipality. The second group of insurance premium concerns people aged 40–65 years old. The premium's amount for this group is unique across the whole country.

***Preventive care benefits are provided to elderly persons requiring support, which means people in ‘support level 1’ and ‘support level 2’ categories of the LTCIS (the two lowest need categories). These two categories do not grant access to services in long-term care facilities but grant access to the same types of home care services that people with higher care needs may use (people in care levels 1–5). The category determines the maximum amount of services that is covered by the LTCIS.