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Check out this Halloween-themed treat! (10.23)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

Today, HuMA nurse was once again busy at the elderly care facility. As she was wiping the hands of a resident and sitting beside them, she encountered a resident who was particularly good at conversation. The resident spoke in a strong local dialect, which made it difficult for the nurse to fully understand. However, a […]

A Heartwarming Reunion (10.22)
2024 Noto Heavy Rain

HuMA nurse, who is currently engaged in support activities at a nursing home for the elderly, worked at the Horyu Elementary and Junior High School shelter in Suzu City during the Noto earthquake in January. “I remember seeing you at Horyu Elementary during the earthquake,” a staff member recalled. While most homes in the area […]

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 her first day, she 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 […]