小規模多機能型事業所 H (Multifunctional long-term care facility H)
It is said that there is a severe shortage of staff in the field of elderly care, and having actually worked in the field myself, I had always felt that there were not enough staff to provide adequate care. Despite this shortage, I did not feel that any serious efforts were being made to increase staffing levels. At the time when I was looking for a job as a care worker, I could not even get hired, so I think there must have been other factors at play besides a simple shortage of staff. In...
Part-time tutor at a cram school After leaving the small-scale multi-functional long-term care facility, where I was employed as a care manager but in practice worked as a care worker specializing in bathing assistance, I initially searched for part-time care manager positions. However, I could not find any with favorable conditions. I then applied for part-time care worker positions at group homes and other facilities and attended several interviews, but I still could not secure the job I was...
What do you think about the reality that caring for the elderly is already a demanding task, and yet we are forced to rely on the elderly themselves for this work? Given the difficult social situation in which elderly people care for one another at home—and despite efforts to support care within the community—the socialization of care has also produced circumstances where the elderly are caring for other elderly people in need. It must certainly be a cause for celebration to see healthy...
Even now, elderly care facilities are short of caregivers, and it seems that there will be a critical shortage of staff in the near future. I know someone who works as a service provision manager at a visiting home help service provider, and he told me that even when they advertise for visiting helpers and other positions, they face the serious situation of receiving no applications at all. I have heard that some elderly care facilities have had to limit the number of users due to staff...
Although I was hired as a care manager at this small-scale multi-functional long-term care facility, my main role was essentially that of a care worker, particularly assisting clients with bathing. What surprised me was that several of the care workers there were themselves elderly, some over 70 years old. One of them was a part-time employee who worked exclusively on the night shift, and I was surprised that, despite her advanced age, she was still working under such harsh conditions. Some...
Elderly caregiving by the elderly When an elderly person is cared for at home, the caregiver is often their spouse, who is also elderly. This difficult social situation is commonly referred to as “老老介護” (elderly care by the elderly), a term many people have probably heard or seen on television, in newspapers, and other media. My own experience as a care worker over the past several years has shown me firsthand how demanding the job of caring for the elderly can be. Based on these...
Now, this is only speculation, but had the head of the facility or the senior care manager told me that the client would be sent back to her original long-term care health facility—despite the family’s consent and the client’s strong wish to return home—I would certainly have opposed it. In fact, if she had made proper use of welfare equipment and utilized outpatient and accommodation services effectively, I believe it would have been entirely possible for her to live at home. Above...
Of course, this was my first time actually creating a care plan outside of an internship, and I had no intention of claiming that I had done it entirely on my own. However, I had still created the plan in my capacity as a care manager and explained to the family the background and intentions behind it. Therefore, I felt that it might have been appropriate for me to be given an explanation of the circumstances that led the client to return to the long-term care health facility rather than to her...
Creating care plans Although I mostly worked as a caregiver specializing in bathing rather than as a care manager at this small-scale multi-functional long-term care facility, I still had a few opportunities to create care plans. During these few opportunities, I believed I had created care plans with the users of this care facility in mind, but it seems the world does not always work that way. I will discuss this further below, but I would very much like to hear your thoughts and perspectives...
I had just received my care manager certificate and was immediately hired as a care manager. However, during the practical training course for care managers, where many veteran care workers were also enrolled, several of the trainees often advised me that, to become an effective care manager, it would be better to first gain experience in a position such as service provider manager at a home help service provider and to build a broad network of contacts with local governments and other...