Deterioration of income and expenditure for nursing care providers Increase in personnel expenses weighs on management December 28 5:30
A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found that the management of businesses that provide nursing care services was deteriorating due to an increase in labor costs due to a shortage of labor.
This survey, conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare once every three years, examined the status of the income and expenditure of more than 7,300 care providers nationwide.
According to the report, the average profit margin, which is calculated by subtracting expenditures from last year, was 3.1%, 0.8 points worse than the previous year.
The lowest profit margin by service was "home care support" where the care manager creates a care plan for those who receive home care, minus 0.1%, the only deficit among all services .
The largest drop in profit margins compared to the previous year was at Totsusho Rehabilitation, which was down 2.6 points from the previous year to 3.1%.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare cited the increase in labor costs due to the labor shortage as a reason for the decline in profit margins. I was
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "The remuneration for nursing care should be revised last year and the income of the business should have increased, but the labor cost has increased further and the business environment has become more severe. I would like to refer to the revision of the remuneration. "