Addressing population aging and the shortage of nursing-care workers

「It is forecast that approximately 2.5 million nursing-care workers will be needed in 2025 (Note 3), making efforts to achieve zero workers leaving employment to provide nursing care an urgent issue.」

「It is forecast that approximately 2.5 million nursing-care workers will be needed in 2025 (Note 3), making efforts to achieve zero workers leaving employment to provide nursing care an urgent issue.」

「Japan has become a super-aged society. As of 1 October 2015, approximately 33.92 million people aged 65 or older accounted for 26.7% of the total population, while the number of people requiring long-term care or support under the long-term care insurance system stood at approximately 5.691 million at the end of fiscal 2013 (Note 2), and has been increasing year after year.」

「In the work-assistance field, the HAL® lumbar type for work assistance is intended to improve working conditions by reducing the burden on workers' lower backs in logistics warehouses, construction, and various factories, where serious labor shortages have arisen against a backdrop of a declining working-age population caused by the declining birthrate and population aging. The number of units in operation reached 272 as of 31 December 2016, partly due to increased adoption by Haneda Airport limousine buses and a major general contractor.」

「In the work-assistance field, the HAL® lumbar type for work assistance is intended to improve working conditions by reducing the burden on workers' lower backs in logistics warehouses, construction, and various factories, where serious labor shortages have arisen against a backdrop of a declining working-age population caused by the declining birthrate and population aging. As of 30 September 2016, 248 units were in operation.」

「In the work-assistance field, the HAL® lumbar type for work assistance is intended to improve working conditions by reducing the burden on workers' lower backs in logistics warehouses, construction, and various factories, where serious labor shortages have arisen against a backdrop of a declining working-age population caused by the declining birthrate and population aging. As of 30 June 2016, 235 units were in operation.」

「It is forecast that 2.5 million nursing-care workers, approximately twice the current number, will be needed by 2025 (Note 3). To achieve zero workers leaving employment to provide nursing care, a substantial increase in adoption is expected as government measures to promote the use of care robots, including the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's care-robot introduction support programs, take effect.」