On the ground
4 area guides, each built from the city or ward office pages listed at the bottom of that page. Ceilings and co-payment rules are national; waiting times and the name of the office you call are not.
Elder care in Yokohama
Elder care for foreign families in Yokohama: where to start, how the local support centers work, and how Kanagawa-centered support can help.
Elder care in Kawasaki
Elder care for foreign families in Kawasaki: the free city consultation and home-visit model, and how a Kanagawa operator coordinates locally.
Elder care in Fujisawa / Shonan
Elder care for foreign families in Fujisawa and the Shonan area: the locally named ikiiki support centers, and Kanagawa-centered preparation.
Elder care in Tokyo
Elder care for foreign families in Tokyo: how to find your ward's support center when every ward renames it, and how JCC can help with online preparation.
Anywhere else
The certification paperwork, the questions to ask a care manager and the English reporting do not need us in the room. Three things do.
- The home assessment for certification
- A facility tour
- Accompanying a hospital appointment
If those are the parts you need and your parent lives far from Kanagawa, we will say so rather than take the work. Otherwise see online support for families abroad, or read how we help families abroad. Not sure where to start? Contact us with the city your parent lives in.