Places where “helpers” work

２）Places where "helpers" (caregivers) work

　　Care work is a job to help people with their difficulties in their daily lives.

　　So, caregivers work at places where people in need are living.

　　In this section, we show you where caregivers work for elderly people.

(1) Homes where people needing care are living.

　　Caregivers go to the homes of people in need and support them there.

(2) Places where people needing care attend from home.

・Day service for the elderly

　　It is a place for people who have difficulty with bathing and eating meals.

　　They receive care including taking a bath, eating a meal, etc.

　　They also enjoy chatting, exercising, and recreational activities.

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・Day rehabilitation service

　　It is like a day service for the elderly, but it includes the rehabilitation service (therapy to ease difficulties in movement).

・Short-stay daily-life care service

　　It is a place where people who need nursing care stay when their families are exhausted or unable to take care of them because of their errands.

(3) Places where people needing care gather to live.

・Group home for the elderly with dementia

　　It is a place for people who have difficulties with living on their own.

　　They live together and receive home-like services.

　　They cook and do enjoyable activities together.

　　Caregivers help them do what they can so that they can enjoy their life with their abilities even if they have something difficult to do.

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・Social welfare facility for the elderly requiring long-term care

　　This is a place for elderly people with a lot of needs.

　　They live in the facility.　

　　Some of them live in individual rooms, and some of them live in group rooms.

　　There are not only caregivers but also nurses working at the facility since the elderly often get sick.

(4) Places where people needing care are hospitalized.

・Hospital

　　Caregivers support the non-medical life of people who are recovering from illnesses in hospitals.

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・Health service facility for the elderly requiring long-term care

　　It is a facility for people who have difficulty going home directly from the hospital.

　　They are rehabilitating there to go home.

　　Caregivers support their non-medical life.

・Care provider medical facility

　　It is a facility for people who need long-term medical care.

　　Caregivers support their non-medical life.

(5) Other care services

　　There are many other services in which caregivers work.

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