#nursingcare — Public Fediverse posts

Bankruptcies among medical and nursing care providers in Japan have risen to their highest number since 1988, according to credit reporting agency Tokyo Shoko Research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/04/japan/science-health/japan-hospital-bankruptcies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #hospitals #nursingcare #medicine #bankruptcy

For the first time, international students at nursing care schools in Japan have outnumbered their Japanese peers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/30/japan/society/japan-nursing-care-school-foreign-students/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #nursingcare #students #elderly #aging #fukuoka

The government has postponed a decision on expanding the number of elderly people required to pay 20% of their nursing-care service costs out of pocket, concerned the move could add to the burden of rising costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/society/japan-nursing-care-decision-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mhlw #nursingcare #elderly #aging

The government has postponed a decision on expanding the number of elderly people required to pay 20% of their nursing-care service costs out of pocket, concerned the move could add to the burden of rising costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/society/japan-nursing-care-decision-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mhlw #nursingcare #elderly #aging

The government has postponed a decision on expanding the number of elderly people required to pay 20% of their nursing-care service costs out of pocket, concerned the move could add to the burden of rising costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/society/japan-nursing-care-decision-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mhlw #nursingcare #elderly #aging

The government has postponed a decision on expanding the number of elderly people required to pay 20% of their nursing-care service costs out of pocket, concerned the move could add to the burden of rising costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/society/japan-nursing-care-decision-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mhlw #nursingcare #elderly #aging

Political parties in Japan have pledged in their campaigning for the July 20 Upper House election to reduce social security premiums, which have been rising due to the aging population and higher prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/wages-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #wages #nursingcare #aging #dpp #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #socialwelfare

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Wednesday that it will seek a record general-account budget of ¥34.3 trillion ($237 billion) for fiscal 2025, up 1.4% from the previous year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/28/japan/health-ministry-budgets/ #japan #mhlw #workstylereform #nursingcare #doctors #socialwelfare