Prime Minister Kishida exchanged opinions with the care staff in the wheelchair, and clarified the policy to reduce the burden on the site by establishing a platform for digitizing and sharing the data of the care plan created by the staff by the end of this fiscal year.
Prime Minister Kishida visited a nursing care facility for the elderly in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo on the morning of the 19th, inspected the usage of day services, and then exchanged opinions with the nursing staff in a wheelchair.
Attendees commented that "the image of a difficult job cannot be dispelled and there is a shortage of human resources" and "I would like to request a continuous increase in wages" as well as "home-based systems such as outpatients and visits". ICT = information and communication technology is not being used at nursing care sites. "
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, "We must consider improving the environment and conditions so that everyone who is working hard in important long-term care work can feel a sense of purpose and work hard." rice field.
After that, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters, "I felt that the use of ICT is a very important point of view from the perspective of reducing the burden on the nursing care site and improving the quality of long-term care services. We would like to develop a shared platform by the end of this fiscal year and aim for early nationwide expansion. "