Today we celebrate Japanese community nurses - and share a story about a wonderful community nurse working in the mountains of Nara. 80% of Japanese say they hope to be nursed by carers at home rather than going to a facility.
It is expected that by 2025, Japan will need as many as 150,000 community nurses. Nakaue-san, we support and celebrate you and your colleagues.
The Mainichi story on Nakaue-san is available here.
本日は、訪問看護師の方々をCelebrateします。自分自身が介護を受けたい場所- 約8割が自宅か、自宅に準じた場所での介護を希望しています。2025年には15万人が必要とされるが、高年齢化が進み、人口減少が著しい地方では、より訪問看護婦が不足している!
中上奈津恵さん、応援しています!