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Supporting Activities for the Elderly and Staff 2 (10.20-21)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

10/20HuMA members continue to provide support to facilities while balancing their daily work. Although members may change, we ensure a seamless support system through handovers, striving to provide peace of mind for the residents.。 Today, a new HuMA nurse member began supporting the facility. On their first day, they successfully maneuvered two wheelchairs independently over […]

Supporting Activities for the Elderly and Staff (10.18-19)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

At the nursing care facility, we provide support for daily living, including meals, bathing, and dressing. Through services such as bathing assistance (wheelchair transfers, physical support during bathing, and dressing assistance), meal assistance (support during meals and hydration), and diaper changing, we support the residents so that they can live with peace of mind. Initially, […]

Water outage resolved (10.17)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

The water outage from yesterday has been resolved and business in the Elderly Care and Welfare was conducted as usual. In the morning, 5 residents took a bath. Because of the long distance to be transported and the steps, we took them to the bathroom with caution. After bathing, we assisted the residents in dressing […]

A steadfast heart amidst change (10.16)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

“Due to a water supply disruption, bathing was canceled today.” The staff efficiently instructed us on how to change diapers during a water shortage, and we followed their directions. Although the water supply was restored in the afternoon, bathing remained canceled, and we changed diapers again. However, this time, we returned to our usual procedures. […]

A heartwarming day filled with paintings and smiles (10.15)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

The facility conducted annual health checkups for all residents. To ensure a smooth X-ray process, HuMA nurses assisted residents with transportation and dressing. Thanks to the prior preparations by the night shift staff, the examinations went very smoothly. In the latter half of the morning, we assisted with mealtime. Today, one of the HuMA nurses […]

Giving warm support in the heart of autumn (10.14)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

Thanks to the beautiful autumn weather, two nurses from HuMA volunteered at a nursing home. In the morning, we consulted with the facility staff and assisted with diaper changes. As we had observed a resident who required suction yesterday, we performed suctioning during diaper changes to help prevent aspiration. The residents remembered our faces and […]

A smile after a bath and peace of mind (10.13)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

From today onward, our team of two HuMA nurses will be collaborating with the elderly care facility. By assisting with diaper changes, we had a firsthand look at the facility staff’s expert techniques and were reminded of the crucial role of assessing residents’ ADL abilities. In the afternoon, we helped bathe around 20 residents. The […]

Significance of support activities (10.12)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

The staff at the elderly care facility that HuMA is supporting have been greatly impacted by the recent torrential rain disaster, resulting in a severe staff shortage. To assist the facility in maintaining operations and to reduce the workload on the remaining staff, HuMA has been providing support services until the affected staff members can […]

The escalating staffing crisis and our role in addressing it (10.11)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

Suzu City, which had been sunny since morning, was suddenly hit by a torrential downpour. For the local residents who have experienced earthquakes, this abrupt change in weather must have rekindled feelings of anxiety. At the elderly care facility supported by HuMA, there was a shortage of staff on that day, particularly in the morning […]

Disaster Relief Efforts: Current State and Issues (10.10)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

Following the heavy rainfall disaster in the Noto Peninsula, we are continuing to provide support at a nursing home today. The support activities are centered around daily care for the residents, such as diaper changing and bathing assistance. We are also collaborating with other support organizations, holding regular meetings to share information about our respective […]