[Perspectives of Japanese home care supporting clinics in Tokyo on the conditions needed to continue home care].

We examined the conditions that had to be met to continue home care according to Japanese home care supporting clinics from Tokyo's perspective. Aspects of the conditions for continuing home care were as follows: 1) enhanced partnerships with the hospital and home-visit nursing stations, 2) a reduced burden on 24-hour-a-day home care, 3) promotion of training and education of medical personnel in the home care setting, 4) training and education of caregivers to provide direct care to the patient, and 5) reduced caregiver burden.