Cuts to Long-Term Care Reimbursement and Shortages of Care Staff
First written in FY2017-Q1. 24 of 30 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
Human Holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-08-07RestatedEarnings
「The shortage of care staff who provide nursing care services is becoming increasingly severe amid the continuing decline in Japan's working-age population and rising wages, making the securing and retention of personnel important challenges.」
The company reconfirms the increasing severity of the care-staff shortage and the importance of securing and retaining personnel. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「For care staff, who provide nursing care services, the personnel shortage is expected to become more serious than ever as the domestic working-age population declines and wages continue to rise.」
The shortage of care staff is expected to become "more serious than ever," with the decline in the domestic working-age population and rising wages cited as factors. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Care staff, who provide nursing care services, face a serious personnel shortage, with a shortfall of approximately 300,000 workers expected by 2026.」
The scale and timeframe of the shortage of care personnel are specified as approximately 300,000 workers by 2026, quantifying its severity. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The shortage of care personnel remains a serious issue, and securing care personnel has become a social issue.」
The Group has reaffirmed its recognition that the shortage of care personnel is a serious social issue. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the nursing care business, the number of people aged 65 and over in Japan has exceeded 36 million, reaching a record-high aging rate, while the number of people with dementia and those facing financial hardship is increasing. In addition, the shortage of care personnel continues, and registered helpers, who provide nursing care services, are also aging. Securing care personnel has therefore become a social issue.」
The Group continues to identify the social issue of securing personnel, including the shortage of care personnel and the aging of registered helpers. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the nursing care business, the number of people aged 65 and over in Japan has exceeded 36 million, reaching a record-high aging rate, while the number of people with dementia and those facing financial hardship is increasing. In addition, the shortage of care personnel continues, and registered helpers, who provide nursing care services, are also aging. Securing care personnel has therefore become a social issue.」
The Group continues to identify the social issue of securing personnel, including the shortage of care personnel and the aging of registered helpers. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the nursing care business, the number of people aged 65 and over in Japan has exceeded 36 million, reaching a record-high aging rate, while the number of people with dementia and those facing financial hardship is increasing. In addition, the shortage of care personnel continues, and registered helpers, who provide nursing care services, are also aging. Securing care personnel has therefore become a social issue.」
Amid the continuing shortage of care personnel, the aging of registered helpers is also contributing to a broader description of the challenge of securing care personnel. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the nursing care industry, Japan's aging rate is at a record-high level. Ahead of 2025, when it is expected to exceed 30%, demand for nursing care services is expected to expand, while the worsening shortage of personnel remains an important issue.」
The Group has reaffirmed that the expected expansion of demand for nursing care in 2025 and the worsening shortage of care personnel are key issues. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the nursing care business, the aging rate as a percentage of the total population is at a record-high level. Ahead of 2025, when it is expected to exceed 30%, demand for nursing care services is expected to expand, while the worsening shortage of personnel remains an important issue.」
The Group continues to identify the expected expansion of demand for nursing care in 2025 and the worsening shortage of care personnel as challenges. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the nursing care business, the aging rate as a percentage of the total population is at a record-high level. Ahead of 2025, when it is expected to exceed 30%, demand for nursing care services is expected to expand, while the worsening shortage of personnel remains an important issue.」
While maintaining the expectation of expanding demand in 2025, the Group describes the shortage of care personnel as a challenge that is becoming increasingly serious rather than simply as a shortage. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the nursing care industry, demand for nursing care services is expected to expand ahead of 2025, when the baby-boom generation is expected to reach age 75 and the aging rate is expected to exceed 30%, while securing and training personnel remains an important issue in addressing the shortage of care workers.」
The Group has reaffirmed the expected expansion of demand for nursing care in 2025 and the challenges of securing and training personnel in response to the shortage of care workers. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the nursing care industry, demand for nursing care services is expected to expand ahead of 2025, when the baby-boom generation is expected to reach age 75 and the aging rate is expected to exceed 30%, while securing and training personnel remains an important issue in addressing the shortage of care workers.」
The Group has reaffirmed its recognition that, while demand for nursing care is expanding, shortages of care workers and securing and training personnel are key issues. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the nursing care industry, the number of people requiring care is expected to continue increasing in Japan as the population ages. Securing and training personnel, including through the use of overseas talent, remains an important issue in addressing the shortage of care workers.」
The Group has reaffirmed its recognition that securing and training care workers, including through the use of overseas talent, is a key issue against the backdrop of the increasing number of people requiring care as the population ages. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the nursing care industry, the number of people requiring care is expected to continue increasing in Japan as the population ages. Securing and training personnel, including through the use of overseas talent, remains an important issue in addressing the shortage of care workers.」
The Group has reaffirmed its recognition that securing and training care workers, including through the use of overseas talent, is a key issue against the backdrop of population aging and the increasing number of people requiring care. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care industry, Japan’s population is aging rapidly and the number of people requiring care is increasing, while the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio for care job seekers remains extremely high. Securing personnel to address the chronic shortage of care workers remains an important challenge. Alongside the government’s efforts to improve employment conditions, including securing personnel from overseas, it is necessary to improve care workers’ work styles and develop highly skilled personnel while retaining them in employment.」
The Group has reaffirmed that shortages of care workers and securing personnel are key issues, with the response focused on securing overseas talent, improving compensation and working arrangements, and developing highly skilled personnel. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care industry, Japan’s population is aging rapidly and the number of people requiring care is increasing, while the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio for care job seekers remains extremely high. Securing personnel to address the chronic shortage of care workers remains an important challenge. Alongside the government’s efforts to improve employment conditions, including securing personnel from overseas, it is necessary to improve care workers’ work styles and develop highly skilled personnel while retaining them in employment.」
The shortage of care workers and securing personnel continue to be identified as important challenges, with securing personnel from overseas, improving employment conditions and work styles, and developing highly skilled personnel cited as responses. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care industry, Japan’s population is aging rapidly and the number of people requiring care is increasing, while the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio for care job seekers remains extremely high. Securing personnel to address the chronic shortage of care workers remains an important challenge. Alongside the government’s efforts to improve employment conditions, it is necessary to improve care workers’ work styles and develop highly skilled personnel while retaining them in employment.」
Against the backdrop of an increasing number of people requiring care and a high effective job openings-to-applicants ratio, shortages of care workers, securing personnel, improving employment conditions and work styles, and developing highly skilled personnel continue to be identified as challenges. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care business, as the market expands with the aging population, stronger coordination between long-term care and medical care is needed to build a community-based integrated care system. To eliminate the chronic shortage of care workers, an operating structure capable of stably securing highly specialized care and medical personnel is required.」
It is reconfirmed that, while the long-term care market is expanding, the chronic shortage of care workers continues and a structure for stably securing highly specialized personnel is needed. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care industry, Japan’s population is aging rapidly and the number of people requiring care is increasing, while the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio for care job seekers remains extremely high. Although the number of care workers is increasing, the number of people requiring care is increasing even faster, making the securing of personnel to address the chronic shortage of care staff an important ongoing challenge. Alongside the government’s efforts to improve employment conditions, it is necessary to improve care workers’ work styles and develop highly skilled personnel while retaining them in employment.」
The pattern of the number of people requiring care increasing faster than the number of care workers as the long-term care market expands is reconfirmed, and improving employment conditions and work styles and developing highly skilled personnel are also cited as challenges to be addressed. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care industry, Japan’s population is aging rapidly and the market is expanding, while the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio for care job seekers remains extremely high. Although the number of care workers is increasing, the number of people requiring care is increasing even faster, making the securing of personnel to address the chronic shortage of care staff an important ongoing challenge.」
It is reconfirmed that the increase in people requiring care is outpacing the increase in care workers as the long-term care market expands, and that the chronic staff shortage is continuing. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care industry, Japan’s population is aging at a very rapid pace and the market continues to expand, while the effective job openings-to-applicants ratio for care job seekers remains extremely high. Although the number of care workers is increasing, the number of people requiring care is increasing even faster, making the securing of personnel to address the chronic shortage of care staff an important ongoing challenge.」
It is reconfirmed that, while the long-term care market is expanding, the number of people requiring care is increasing faster than the number of care workers, making the chronic staff shortage and securing personnel challenges. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care business, as the market expands with the aging population, stronger coordination between long-term care and medical care is needed to build a community-based integrated care system. To eliminate the chronic shortage of care staff, an operating structure capable of stably securing highly specialized care and medical personnel is required.」
The recognition that, despite the expansion of the long-term care market, chronic staff shortages and the stable securing of specialized personnel remain challenges is cited again. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the long-term care industry, the market continues to expand as the population ages, while a chronic shortage of care staff remains a challenge. The simultaneous revision of long-term care fees and medical fees is scheduled for April 2018, and, along with the need to improve service quality, greater business selection and concentration and further industry consolidation are expected.」
In addition to the chronic shortage of care staff, the statement describes the simultaneous revision of long-term care fees and medical fees in April 2018, greater business selection and concentration, and further industry consolidation, indicating widening uncertainty in the business environment. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care industry, the market continues to expand as the population ages, while a chronic shortage of care staff remains a challenge.」
It is reconfirmed that, while the long-term care market is expanding, the chronic shortage of care staff remains a challenge. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the long-term care business, stronger coordination between long-term care and medical care is required to build a community-based integrated care system, as is the establishment of an operating structure capable of securing a stable supply of highly specialized care and medical personnel, whose needs are expected to increase.」
The challenge of securing care staff is again described as the establishment of an operating structure capable of stably securing highly specialized care and medical personnel. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The effective job openings-to-applicants ratio for care staff remains high, making it difficult to secure care staff. In addition, industry consolidation and integration are expected to progress due to new entrants from other industries and the scheduled revision of long-term care fees in 2018.」
Shortages of care staff, entrants from other industries and industry consolidation resulting from revisions to long-term care fees continue to be identified as challenges. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, cuts to long-term care fees, the emergence of a shortage of care staff, and industry consolidation in the long-term care sector due to new entrants from other industries are progressing.」
Long-term care fees, staff shortages and consolidation driven by entrants from other industries continue to be viewed as business-environment risks. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, cuts to long-term care fees, the emergence of a shortage of care staff, and industry consolidation in the long-term care sector due to new entrants from other industries are progressing.」
Cuts to long-term care fees, the emergence of a staff shortage and consolidation driven by entrants from other industries are cited as environmental risks for the long-term care business.