How It Works

A clear process for complicated family situations

The first goal is not to sell a package. It is to understand the situation and make the next step concrete.

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First consultation

Thirty minutes, free, online or in person. We ask where your parent lives, what changed recently and what deadline you are working to, such as a discharge date. Your parent does not have to join.

02

Your options

We list what is actually available in your parent's municipality and mark what cannot wait. If care certification has not been applied for, that goes first: a result is legally due within 30 days, but the median insurer takes 39.3 days.

03

Written plan and quote

You get one document covering what we do, who we contact and when you hear back, with the fee next to it. Nothing is billed until you approve both.

04

Ongoing support

If you want us to continue, we speak to the care manager and providers on your behalf. We prepare hospital appointments and send the family a written update on the agreed schedule, in English and Japanese.

What to bring

None of this is required. If your parent already holds a long-term care insurance certificate or a certification result notice, have those to hand.

  • Where the person who needs support lives in Japan (or the planned area)
  • What changed recently, and what the family is worried about
  • Known health basics: conditions and medications, to the extent known
  • Who in the family consults and who decides
  • Any deadline: a discharge date, a trip, a decision the family is facing

Common questions

Is the first consultation a sales call?

No. The goal of the first conversation is to understand the situation and make the next step concrete. If our support is not the right fit, we say so and point you to the appropriate place to start, such as the local community support center.

We have not organized anything yet. Can we still talk?

That is the most common starting point. Most families arrive with no documents and no idea which office to call, and the 30 minutes are enough to fix that. The list above is optional; bring what you have.

Are we committed to anything after the consultation?

No. Many families take the first-consultation summary and proceed on their own. Ongoing work starts only if you approve a written scope and quote.

Can everything happen online, across time zones?

The consultation and planning stages work fully online, and we schedule around overseas time zones. Where someone has to be there in person, our on-site coverage is centred on Kanagawa and we agree that scope case by case. Written enquiries are answered within 2 business days.

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