FB Care Service Co., Ltd.

FB Care Service Co., Ltd. (エフビー介護サービス株式会社) is a Japanese elderly-care operating company headquartered in Saku, Nagano Prefecture. It was established in April 1987 as FB Shinshu Co., Ltd. (エフビー信州株式会社), originally engaged in the wholesale and sale of interior goods, jewellery and apparel. The company entered the long-term care business in April 2000, coinciding with the enforcement of Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance Act, and changed its trade name to FB Care Service Co., Ltd. in October 2002. Its mission is stated as "energizing the final stage of life with the happiness and satisfaction of users." The company provides a continuum of community-based care services under Japan's long-term care insurance system. Its service menu includes welfare-equipment rental and sales, paid nursing homes (both residential-type and care-type), group homes for people with dementia, day services (outpatient/day-care), home-visit care (home help), home-visit nursing, small-scale multi-functional in-home care, nursing small-scale multi-functional in-home care, and in-home care support offices (care-plan creation and consultation). It also offers non-insurance services. Operations span Nagano, Niigata, Gunma, Tochigi and Saitama prefectures, and the group has been expanding into the southern Kanto region. FB Care Service is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market, having listed in April 2022. Its founder, Hideki Yanagisawa, led the company under the mission of improving the final stage of life for users. Miho Yanagisawa became Representative Director and President in September 2022. The company has been noted in the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun as having the highest proportion of female managers among Nagano Prefecture-related listed companies. The group includes subsidiaries Lulpa Co., Ltd. (ルルパ株式会社), which provides meal services to care facilities in Nagano Prefecture; Silver Assist Co., Ltd. (株式会社シルバーアシスト), acquired in November 2022 and based in the Tokyo Tama area; and Smart Care Town Co., Ltd. (スマートケアタウン株式会社), acquired in July 2023. The company also pursues SDG-related activities, including environmental measures, dementia supporter training, and the employment and training of foreign care workers since 2019.

FB Care Service Co., Ltd. was established in April 1987 as FB Shinshu Co., Ltd. (エフビー信州株式会社), with the purpose of wholesale and sale of interior goods, jewellery, apparel and similar products. The company's entry into the care business came in April 2000, when Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance Act took effect. In October 2002, the company changed its trade name to FB Care Service Co., Ltd. (エフビー介護サービス株式会社). In April 2012, the head office was relocated to its current location in Saku, Nagano. In January 2014, Lulpa Co., Ltd. (ルルパ株式会社) was established, providing meal services to care facilities in Nagano Prefecture. In September 2014, the company made Assist House Co., Ltd. (有限会社アシストハウス) a subsidiary. In February 2015, Smile Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (株式会社スマイル薬局) was established. In April 2017, Assist House was reorganized into a stock company and renamed FB Assist Co., Ltd. (株式会社エフビーアシスト), and in April 2018, FB Assist was absorbed through an absorption-type merger. In April 2022, the company listed its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market. In July 2022, it transferred all shares of Smile Pharmacy. In November 2022, it made Silver Assist Co., Ltd. (株式会社シルバーアシスト), based in the Tokyo Tama area, a wholly owned subsidiary, marking a full-scale entry into the southern Kanto region. In July 2023, Smart Care Town Co., Ltd. (スマートケアタウン株式会社) became a subsidiary. Under founder Hideki Yanagisawa, the company adopted the mission "to energize the final stage of life with the happiness and satisfaction of users." Miho Yanagisawa became Representative Director and President in September 2022, aiming to realize the mission and improve medium- to long-term corporate value while making the company a choice for both users and employees. The company has also pursued SDG-related initiatives, including environmental measures such as solar panels and LED lighting, dementia supporter training, and the acceptance of foreign technical intern trainees and specified skilled workers since 2019.

• Established as FB Shinshu Co., Ltd. for wholesale and sale of interior goods, jewellery and apparel.

• Entered the long-term care business with the enforcement of Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance Act.

• Changed trade name to FB Care Service Co., Ltd.

• Relocated head office to current location in Saku, Nagano.

• Established Lulpa Co., Ltd.

• Made Assist House Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.

• Established Smile Pharmacy Co., Ltd.

• Reorganized Assist House into a stock company and renamed it FB Assist Co., Ltd.

• Absorbed FB Assist through an absorption-type merger.

• Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market.

• Transferred all shares of Smile Pharmacy.

• Miho Yanagisawa became Representative Director and President.

• Made Silver Assist Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary, entering the southern Kanto region.

• Made Smart Care Town Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.

Community-based, 24/7 care provider emphasizing dignity, independence support, safety and team care under the mission of energizing the final stage of life.

• Residential-type paid nursing home

  Housing for elderly with life-support services; residents can use community care services by choice.

• Care-type paid nursing home

  Housing with care services; residents use the facility's specified care services.

• Group home

  Home-like environment for elderly with dementia to live independently together with care staff.

• Day service (outpatient care)

  Daytime bathing, exercise and recreation services to support independence and reduce family burden.

• Home help (home-visit care)

  Support for users to live comfortably in their own homes.

• Home-visit nursing

  Nurses visit homes based on doctor's instructions to provide appropriate nursing care.

• Small-scale multi-functional in-home care

  Combined services for community-based care.

• Nursing small-scale multi-functional in-home care

  Combined nursing and care services.

• In-home care support office

  Care plan creation and care consultation.

• Welfare equipment rental and sales

  Rental, purchase and housing renovation related to welfare equipment.

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