Securing Qualified Care Workers and Personnel
First written in FY2016. 6 of 13 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 5 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Chronic labor shortages are a major challenge in the long-term care, karaoke and food-service industries in which our group operates.」
The company continues to recognize chronic labor shortages as a major challenge and describes responses involving the recruitment of foreign workers and internal training. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As Japan’s declining birthrate and aging population advance rapidly and the number of elderly people requiring long-term care continues to increase, the long-term care industry faces the structural challenges of a serious labor shortage and a growing workload per employee ahead of the 2040 problem.」
In addition to the previously described difficulties in recruiting personnel and rising labor costs, the company explicitly identifies a serious labor shortage and the growing workload per employee as structural challenges in long-term care staffing. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to raw materials, various costs such as utilities, logistics and labor are expected to rise due to labor shortages, and the recovery is taking longer than expected.」
The company continues to describe rising costs, including higher labor costs due to labor shortages, and the delayed recovery of the business. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Supply chain disruptions caused by the prolonged situation in Ukraine, higher energy and raw material prices due to the weaker yen, a slowdown in the Chinese economy, labor shortages caused by difficulties in recruiting personnel, and changes in consumer behavior continue to leave the global economy in an uncertain state.」
The company continues to identify labor shortages caused by difficulties in recruiting personnel as an operating-environment challenge. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the global economy remains uncertain, with supply chain disruptions caused by the prolonged situation in Ukraine, higher energy and raw material prices due to the weaker yen, a slowdown in the Chinese economy, labor shortages caused by difficulties in recruiting personnel, and changes in consumer behavior.」
Labor shortages caused by difficulties in recruiting personnel are explicitly identified as a factor in the operating environment, with risks related to securing personnel continuing to be emphasized. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio for long-term care workers is high, and recruiting and retaining long-term care personnel is a major challenge. We are working to improve service quality by rebuilding our personnel development programs and striving to create facility environments where users can spend their time with greater peace of mind and safety than before.」
The company explicitly identifies the recruitment and retention of long-term care personnel as a major challenge, again emphasizing the importance of personnel availability risk. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「Although we recognize that there are currently no significant difficulties in securing personnel, if we become unable to secure sufficient personnel for future business development and expansion, or if existing personnel leave, service quality may decline, long-term care fees may be reduced and it may become difficult to continue providing long-term care services. In addition, we may need to revise employment terms to secure personnel and bear increased costs for recruitment.」
Regarding personnel recruitment, the company indicated that there are currently no significant difficulties, while continuing to describe the future risks of shortages and employee departures. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we are working to reduce costs by increasing the recruitment of permanent employees and reducing the proportion of dispatched employees.」
The company continues to address personnel shortages and dispatched labor costs by increasing the recruitment of permanent employees and reducing the proportion of dispatched employees. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we are working to reduce costs by increasing the recruitment of permanent employees and reducing the proportion of dispatched employees.」
The company continues to address personnel shortages and dispatched labor costs by increasing the recruitment of permanent employees and reducing the proportion of dispatched employees. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we are working to reduce costs by increasing the recruitment of permanent employees and reducing the proportion of dispatched employees.」
The company continues to address personnel shortages and dispatched labor costs by increasing the recruitment of permanent employees and reducing the proportion of dispatched employees. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「In terms of expenses, we are working to reduce costs by increasing the recruitment of permanent employees and reducing the proportion of dispatched employees.」
The company describes measures to increase the recruitment of permanent employees and reduce reliance on dispatched employees, and is advancing measures to secure personnel and address dispatched labor costs. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「Because we were unable to secure the planned number of long-term care personnel, we supplemented our workforce with dispatched personnel, resulting in dispatched labor costs exceeding the budget.」
The company was unable to secure the planned number of long-term care personnel and supplemented its workforce with dispatched personnel, resulting in dispatched labor costs exceeding the budget. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If we become unable to secure sufficient personnel for future business development and expansion, or if existing personnel leave, service quality may decline, long-term care fees may be reduced, and it may become difficult to continue providing long-term care services.」
The company indicates that shortages of qualified personnel and staff may affect service quality, fees and business continuity.