Japan's "Most Buzzed About" TikToker on Nursing Care Manga about daily life and episodes in the nursing care field

　(President: Ayao Koishi, Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) published "First Year Care Workers: Manga for First-Time Workers and Prospective Workers" (Sakino Publishing) on June 28, 2024.

　The author, a caregiver-oriented TikToker with over 60,000 followers, uses illustrations and cartoons to explain in an easy-to-understand manner what it is interesting to work in the nursing care field, what the actual job entails, daily schedules, examples of working styles, qualifications, and other useful information about the nursing care profession. The book is an easy-to-understand guide that uses illustrations and cartoons to explain what you need to know about the nursing care industry.

The book is a comprehensive guide to the caregiving profession, using illustrations and cartoons to explain in an easy-to-understand manner what it takes to be a caregiver.

　The nursing care industry is facing a serious shortage of human resources as the "2025 problem," when a quarter of the baby boomers will become elderly in the second half of the population, approaches the following year.

　According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's "Recent Trends in the Long-Term Care Insurance System," March 24, 2022 (source: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/12300000/000917423.pdf ), the increase in the number of elderly people will result in a shortage of approximately 2.43 million long-term care workers by 2025 and 2.8 million by 2040. Based on the 2.11 million caregivers needed in 2019, there will be a shortage of 330,000 caregivers in 2025 and 690,000 in 2024.

　As the number of dementia patients and those requiring nursing care increases and more people, known as "nursing care refugees," want to receive nursing care services but are unable to do so, securing nursing care personnel is a critical issue.

＜The features of this book

　The author, who has over 8 years of experience in the nursing care field and is a nursing care TikToker, explains everything you need to know about the nursing care industry and episodes with users in detail using cartoons and illustrations.

＜The book also includes a number of useful information about the nursing care industry, such as episodes with patients.

What is interesting about nursing care work

What it is like to work in the nursing care industry

A day's schedule

Examples of working styles and qualifications, etc.

<How we came to write this article

　From the perspective of the nursing care industry, the 2025 problem means that the number of elderly people will increase and the demand for staff will rise. In other words, nursing care work is expected to be in demand for at least the next 20 years.

　We hope that people who want to live a life not tied down by a company, who are considering a side job, who want to do what they love, who want a job with no overtime, and who don't want to be pressured by quotas and pressure will think, "A job in the nursing care industry may surprise me! I wrote the book in the hope that as many people as possible will be inspired to work in the nursing care industry.

Author's Profile

Gaplin

The most popular nursing care TikToker in Japan.

He used to work at a screw factory, but quit after an injury.

After that, he started working as a caregiver and uploaded caregiver-related videos and slipshod stories among his friends. One day, he uploaded a funny episode about an old lady he met while working as a caregiver. He is now active as a caregiver-related TikToker, sharing the warmth, fun, and true feelings of caregiving work.

Book information

Title: "Manga de nihongakusha gakusei first gensei" (First Year Care Workers: Manga for First-Time Workers and Those Thinking of Becoming a Care Worker)

Author ： Gaplin

Price ： 1,595 yen (tax included)

Release Date ： June 28, 2024

Publisher ： Sakino Shuppan

Publisher : Sanctuary Publishing

Number of pages ： 160 pages

Sales site : https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4801485529

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Let's take a look at the daily life of care workers

Chapter 2: Points of Language for Use in the Workplace!　Points to keep in mind when speaking to caregivers

Chapter 3: Please tell us frankly!　Care Work Q&A

Chapter 4 What are the different types of caregiving jobs?

Epilogue: Caregiving is actually a cutting-edge job!

What's in the Book