Japan is rapidly aging. The so-called "2025 problem" is looming, when all of the "baby boomers" will be 75 years old or older. In an era when one in five people will be 75 years old or older, we interviewed the current situation and challenges of the nursing care industry, which is seeing an ever-increasing demand. "Good morning." Second Salon Eldar, a nursing care facility in Izumo City. Watching TV, chatting, and spending their time freely. Everyone who gathers here has difficulties in their daily lives, such as dementia or disabilities. Second Salon Eldar's Kuromatsu Yoshiki: "Small-scale multifunctional home care is a name that you may not be familiar with, but it is also referred to as the "last bastion of home life." What exactly is the "last bastion of home life"? "(Where are you going now?) I'm going to visit and pick up the user now." Small-scale multifunctional home care is a nursing care service that can be used flexibly by combining visits (day service), home help service, and overnight stays (short stay). Since staff from the same facility and familiar faces are in charge, it is possible to provide integrated care. "Good morning, this is Elda." On this day, we visited the home of a man. "Good morning, Furuhashi-san." "How are you feeling?" "I'm doing great." "It's Nakahata Kiyoshi." We checked his vital signs, such as temperature and blood pressure, and made sure he was taking his medicine properly... "Are you drinking enough fluids?" "Yes, I am." "Maybe I'm not drinking enough, as expected." With the intense heat this summer, we also made sure he was drinking enough fluids. "(This person) lives with her son, but her son goes far away for work during the day, so she lives alone during the day." "I'll come again in the evening, so make sure you eat a good lunch." Elda's services are designed to fulfill the wishes of users who want to "live at home." Yoshiki Kuromatsu of Second Salon Eldar: "It's a subscription-type service, and for a set monthly fee, you can provide the services that each person needs." You can visit today, go tomorrow, stay overnight on the weekend, and use the service in a way that suits you. Attentive services to support life at home. To provide these services, you need manpower, but... Yoshiki Kuromatsu of Second Salon Eldar: "The number of staff members set by the government is often not enough." The current issue is the shortage of nursing care workers. Next year, when all of the baby boomers will be 75 or older, the so-called "2025 problem" awaits. In an era when one in five people in Japan will be elderly, the demand for nursing care will only increase... Second Salon Elder's Kuromatsu Yoshiki: "If you say that you're going to take care of bathing, eating, and excretion and still make a low income, no one wants to do that kind of work, right?" "Assistance with excretion, bathing, and eating is one of the jobs to improve (quality of life), but the public inevitably focuses on only that, and thinks that this is the job of a nursing care worker." Kuromatsu says that one of the reasons for the shortage of nursing care workers is the public's image. Second Salon Elder's Kuromatsu Yoshiki: "If we don't change now, I don't think this country will be able to make it in time. There's also the 2040 problem, and the country is trying to make up for it with ICT, robots, and foreigners, but even so, the reality that there will still be a shortage will be waiting for us around 2040." "What's for lunch today?" "Today's lunch is mapo tofu." 7 Lunch time. Staff members take turns cooking every day, and sometimes the users cook together too. "Itadakimasu" "Thank you for today's meal!" Usually, meals at nursing facilities are dysphagia-friendly and low-salt, but... Second Salon Eldar's Kuromatsu Yoshiki: "At Eldar, we aim for saltiness and seasoning to be at a level that is delicious for us staff." "If you can't eat what you like, if you can only eat bland foods, if you're like, 'No, no ... Each and every one of us must think more seriously about how this should be. Yoshiki Kuromatsu, Second Salon Eldar: "I think it would be good if we could increase the number of caregivers, increase the number of people involved in caregiving, and create a society where it's okay for people with dementia to live in nearby homes, and for the whole of society to pay attention to caregiving and dementia."