Labor shortage risk, with securing care personnel as the top priority
First written in FY2016-Q2. 30 of 34 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-11.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 5 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid continued tight labor supply and demand, securing and retaining care personnel remains an important industry-wide challenge. Although measures such as improving wage levels and expanding care worker treatment-improvement incentives are being advanced, the personnel shortage has not been resolved.」
Continues to describe tight labor supply and demand, securing and retaining care personnel as an important challenge, and the shortage as unresolved. - 2026-03-13RestatedEarnings
「Meanwhile, amid continued tight labor supply and demand, securing and retaining nursing care personnel remains an important issue across the industry. Although measures such as improving wage levels and expanding treatment improvement allowances are being advanced, the shortage of personnel has not yet been resolved.」
Continues to identify securing and retaining nursing care personnel as a key issue and state that the personnel shortage has not yet been resolved. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「As the shortage of care personnel has become even more severe, the Company is required to establish a sustainable service delivery structure through measures such as using ICT and DX to reduce workloads and improve productivity, strengthening education and training systems, and improving the working environment through better employee treatment.」
Explains that the shortage of care personnel has become more severe and positions securing and retaining personnel as a challenge in establishing a sustainable service delivery structure. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Securing care personnel remains a major challenge. The effective ratio of job openings to applicants remains high, and the wage gap with other industries has not been eliminated, so competition for hires continues.」
Continues to identify the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants, the wage gap with other industries, and ongoing competition for hires as challenges in securing care personnel. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority. In addition, rising electricity and food prices caused by higher energy costs are creating a challenge by increasing operating costs.」
Continues to identify securing personnel as the top priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants, while also noting higher operating costs due to rising electricity and food prices. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority. As one measure to address this issue, care fees are revised upward periodically or as necessary. However, average annual income remains relatively lower than in other industries and occupations, posing an ongoing challenge in securing personnel.」
Continues to describe the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants, the top-priority status of securing care personnel, and relatively low average annual income compared with other industries and occupations. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority. As one measure to address this issue, care fees are revised upward periodically or as necessary. However, average annual income remains relatively lower than in other industries and occupations, posing an ongoing challenge in securing personnel.」
Continues to describe the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants, the top-priority status of securing personnel, and relatively low average annual income compared with other industries and occupations. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority. As one measure to address this issue, care fees are revised upward periodically or as necessary. However, average annual income remains relatively lower than in other industries and occupations, posing an ongoing challenge in securing personnel.」
Continues to describe the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants, the top-priority status of securing personnel, and relatively low average annual income compared with other industries and occupations. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority. As one measure to address this issue, care fees are revised upward periodically or as necessary. However, average annual income remains relatively lower than in other industries and occupations, posing an ongoing challenge in securing personnel.」
Continues to describe the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants, the top-priority status of securing personnel, and relatively low average annual income compared with other industries and occupations. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority. As one measure to address this issue, care fees are revised upward periodically or as necessary. However, average annual income remains relatively lower than in other industries and occupations, posing an ongoing challenge in securing personnel.」
Explicitly identifies both the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants and relatively low average annual income compared with other industries and occupations as challenges in securing personnel. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel a top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top management priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2016WorsenedAnnual report
「Care service providers, including certified care workers, home helpers, care managers and nurses, are in chronic shortage, and」
In addition to the previous explanation of a high effective ratio of job openings to applicants and the top-priority status of securing personnel, states that care service providers are chronically scarce and difficult to secure. - FY2016-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel an ongoing top management priority.」
Continues to treat securing care personnel as the top priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The effective ratio of job openings to applicants for care workers has remained high, making the securing of personnel an ongoing top management priority.」
Positions securing care personnel as the top priority against a backdrop of the high effective ratio of job openings to applicants.