広島県尾道市にて認知症ケアに特化した⾼齢者介護福祉サービスを提供する株式会社ゆず(代表取締役:川原 奨二、本社:広島県尾道市)は、World Ageing Festival2023内のイベント、11th ASIA PACIFIC ELDERCARE INNOVATION AWARDS 2023にて、FACILITY OF THE YEAR-AGEING-IN-PLACE(施設部門の最優秀賞)を受賞しました。
2. Shoji Kawahara
CEO, Heartland Co.
CEO, Yuzu Corporation
President, Yuzu Social Welfare Corporation
Vice-Chairman, Hiroshima Branch, National Federation of
Nursing Care Providers Associations
Visiting Lecturer, Onomichi College of Welfare
Yuzu Group
Management Facilities
• 7 Nursing Homes
• 2 Nursery Schools
• 2 Home healthcare station
• 1 Home care support agency
• 1 Hotel
• 4 Shared house or co-living space
Number of Employee
230 persons
3. Background
A Facility Where We Want to Live
Just providing care was not enough to
create a good life.
During Mr. Kawahara’s career as a professional caregiver of 15 years,
We came up with an idea.
Shoji Kawahara
8. Create with our own hands
Making our own products is also a way to cut costs.
9. Power of Synergy Within
Intergenerational
Interaction
Throughout over 10 years of work,
we have discovered that the
is the most effective approach to
achieving our goals.
19. Conclusion
• Utilizing robots and technology for
efficiency is an innovation. However,
we believe it is equally important to
focus on what we already have.
• We strongly believe that the greatest
innovation lies in combining and
bridging across generations and
fields.
• Our idea is very simple. Why not
create a place that you would want to
live in?
23. Yuzu
About our users
p Total users: Approx. 300 Seniors
p Users average age: 84.5 years old
p Degree of nursing care: Around 3
p Annual end-of-life care cases: Around 35 Seniors
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24. Yuzu
About our staff
p Employee turnover rate: Under 10%
p Staff average age: Around 40 years old
p Average Annual Income:23,000 USD
Supporting Data
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25. Yuzu
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About the company
p Revenue of Group: Approx. 7,300,000USD
Management Facilities
p 7 Nursing Homes, 2 Nursery Schools, 2 Home
healthcare station, 1 Home care support agency, 1
Hotel,4 Shared house or co-living space
26. Yuzu
p Average usage fee:$1150 USD
・ $850USD: Rent, food, water, and electricity included
・ $300USD: Long-term care insurance premium
p Average usage fee in Japan: $1100~1400 USD
p Average usage fee in same area: $1250 USD
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27. Yuzu
Challenges and Concerns:
Difficulty in fundraising
1.Combination of existing resources.
2.Transformation into something different.
3.Crowdfunding projects to gather funds.
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