#nursingcare — Public Fediverse posts

The threat rising temperatures pose for older people has been dramatically underestimated, according to a new U.S. study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/18/climate-change/elderly-risk-heat-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #heatwaves #elderly #aging #nursingcare

Housework, child care and nursing care present bigger obstacles to women than to men for recurrent education, the government said in its 2026 white paper on gender equality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/10/japan/women-recurrent-education-barriers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #women039sissues #jobs #education #nursingcare

A Japanese court has sentenced a former worker at a care home in Ibaraki Prefecture to 20 years in prison for the 2020 murder of an elderly resident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/08/japan/crime-legal/ex-care-worker-20-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #ibaraki #nursingcare #elderly #nurses

Young people in India's northeast are learning Japanese and training as caregivers for jobs in Japan, drawn by better pay and new opportunities. But many also face language barriers, homesickness and the realities of life in an aging society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/07/06/issues/indian-caregivers-japan-migration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #indiansinjapan #caregiving #elderly #india #nursingcare #immigration

In South Korea, where around 42% of households are single-person, authorities are starting to provide artificial intelligence-powered care devices to seniors living alone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/11/asia-pacific/science-health/south-korea-ai-dolls-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #eastasia #southkorea #ai #elderly #aging #nursingcare

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

South Korea is aging faster than any other nation, and lacking enough doctors, social workers or family caregivers to support its older adults, artificial intelligence is helping fill some of that gap. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/30/asia-pacific/society/south-korea-ai-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #southkorea #ai #elderly #aging #nursingcare #dementia #alzheimer039s #retirement

As Italians live longer and traditional family care weakens, growing numbers of sprightly seniors are tempted by new residential developments that promise independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/world/society/italy-silver-housing-elder-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #italy #elderly #aging #nursingcare

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

More nursing care facilities in Japan are offering beauty care for older people, providing makeup and beauty treatments to help improve their quality of life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/society/older-people-makeup-beauty-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #elderly #beautyservices #cosmetics #nursingcare #dementia

Meet Japan’s “macho caregivers.” A Nagoya firm is recruiting bodybuilders to work in care homes — offering gym perks, protein shakes and purpose. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/28/lifestyle/japan-bodybuilders-macho-caregivers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #disability #elderly #nursingcare #bodybuilding

Maintaining the quality of Japan's medical and nursing care services while lowering related expenses, amid an aging population, will pose a difficult challenge for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/japan/politics/japan-pm-takaichi-medical-costs-balance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jip #nursingcare #elderly #hospitals #budgets

A man suspected of killing two women last week at a nursing care facility in Saitama Prefecture where he previously worked has revealed that he “entered the facility with the intent to kill.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/crime-legal/saitama-elderly-murder-followup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #japanesepolice #nursingcare #elderly

A former care worker is believed to have used an unchanged passcode to gain entry into his old workplace in Saitama Prefecture where a double murder took place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/crime-legal/saitama-murder-password/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #nursingcare #japanesepolice #tsurugashima

Police have apprehended a former employee of a care facility near Tokyo following the deaths of two residents who were found bleeding and unconscious on their beds in the early hours of Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/crime-legal/saitama-care-facility-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #saitama #tsurugashima #nursingcare

A company in Fukuoka Prefecture, is pioneering what it calls a “grandma business” by operating eateries where elderly women, some with dementia, welcome guests with homestyle cooking. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/japan/japan-elderly-dementia-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aging #elderly #dementia #nursingcare #fukuoka

The eldest daughter of a Japanese war orphan left behind in China at the end of World War II and repatriated decades later has opened a nursing car facility that provides support in Chinese. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/japan-aging-left-behind-war-orphans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #chinajapanrelations #elderly #aging #nursingcare

The industry ministry is working to promote cooperation between private firms and local governments to ensure a stable supply of nursing care and elderly support services as demand increases in the graying country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/society/nursing-care-public-private-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #nursingcare #localgovernment #elderly

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

More and more nursing care facilities in Japan are turning to short-term "spot work" arrangements and a compensated volunteer system to meet their staffing needs amid a severe labor shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/05/japan/society/nursing-care-facilities-spot-work/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #nursingcare #jobs #mhlw

A critical shortage of home care workers in Japan is forcing providers to turn away clients while triggering widespread revenue losses across the sector, according to a survey from a care professional union. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/05/japan/home-care-services-worker-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #elderly #nursingcare #jobs #aging

An apprenticeship program in the nursing care industry involving high school students is gradually expanding in Aichi Prefecture, providing benefits to students and businesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/society/japan-caregiver-apprenticeship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #aichi #students #highschools #education #nursingcare #socialwelfare #jobs

The Japanese government has presented a plan to allow foreign nationals to engage in home care services under the country's specified skilled worker program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/07/japan/foreign-workers-home-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #justiceministry #nursingcare #restaurants

The task of providing elderly care for the growing number of Chinese baby boomers may be a headache for Beijing, but a Singaporean hospital operator sees it as an evergreen opportunity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/06/singapore-hospital-boomers-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #singapore #china #aging #elderly #aging #nursingcare

The number of elderly people certified as in need of nursing care or other assistance jumped significantly in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula's Jan. 1st quake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/29/japan/society/noto-nursing-needs-surge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #ishikawaprefecture #earthquakes #tsunami #aging #elderly #nursingcare

Japan shouldn’t aim to reverse or change its demographic trajectory; rather, it should seek to manage and master the transition to a smaller, older society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/15/japan/japan-demography-opportunity/ #commentary #japan #population #socialsecurity #nursingcare #grayingsociety

Kamala Harris’s proposed Medicare at Home plan is completely game-changing for American families!

#KamalaWillDeliverCare #Medicare #HomeCare #NursingCare #DemCast #YesWeKam #YesWeKam2024 #HarrisWalz2024

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