FAQ
These answers are general starting points. The right path depends on residence status, municipality, care needs, timing, and family structure.
First consultationEligibility depends on residence status, insurance enrollment, municipality, care needs, and local procedures. We help clarify the right path for each case.
With the parent's regular doctor and the community support center for their address. Many municipalities run early-stage dementia support teams that can visit even when the person resists a clinic. We can help prepare the consultation and the family-side record that makes those conversations productive.
No. Japan Care Concierge is a coordination and navigation service. We help families understand options and communicate with appropriate providers.
We can help organize options and communication. Any final provider choice remains with the family and should be based on direct terms, availability, and fit.
No. Emergency medical or safety situations should be handled through local emergency services. Our role is planning, navigation, and coordination.
Immigration decisions and applications belong to qualified professionals such as certified administrative scriveners and lawyers, so we do not advise on them. What we do is organize the care and daily-life side of the situation so a licensed professional can assess the residence question quickly.
Yes. The first consultation can be online, and support can focus on information gathering, local coordination, and family reporting.
Yes. Eligibility has no language condition. The real work is communication: a written Japanese care profile (daily habits, food, key phrases, things that matter to the person) and an agreed way for providers and family to exchange information. Preparing that layer is a core part of what we do.
More than most families expect can be done remotely. Care-need certification can be applied for by family members, and community support centers can assist with the application itself. Where a step genuinely needs someone in Japan, we help identify it early so one trip covers everything that requires presence.
Consultations and planning are online, so families in Japan or abroad can start. On-the-ground support is centered on Kanagawa; nearby and other regions are assessed case by case, often by working alongside local care managers and providers.
Yes. Information is used only to handle your consultation and is not shared outside the family without agreement. Many families consult before the parent knows, so we confirm at the start who may be told what, and we work within that boundary.
Only after you approve a written scope and quote. The first consultation and the proposal that follows are free, and nothing converts into paid work automatically. Some families take the plan and proceed on their own, which is a fine outcome.
Service-specific questions (fees, accompaniment, reporting formats) are answered on each service page. Questions about how the system itself works, from long-term care insurance to facility types, are covered in the guides. Anything still unanswered is a good reason to use the free consultation: questions that feel too basic to ask are usually the ones worth asking first.
