Tokushinkai Social Welfare Corp.

What Tokushinkai Social Welfare Corp. does

Tokushinkai Social Welfare Corp. (社会福祉法人 徳心会) is a private, non-profit Social Welfare Corporation headquartered in Mitaka City, Tokyo, that operates four integrated welfare facilities across Ome City, Ota Ward, Musashino City, and Meguro Ward (with an additional Hamura City office), providing elderly residential and personal care services, disability support, daycare, home-visit care, and nursery education. The corporation's core products are unit-type special nursing homes (特別養護老人ホーム) totaling approximately 538 beds, supplemented by disability support facilities (~184 residential/day beds), daycare centers, short-stay services, home-visit care, a 40-child nursery school, and government-commissioned community consultation centers. Service delivery is anchored in Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance System (介護保険法) and the Disability Services Act (障害者自立支援法), with revenue generated from insurance reimbursements, user co-payments set by income and care-need level, and direct government commissions for community comprehensive support centers, the Core Consultation Support Center, and specialized services such as heavy disabled person bathing. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-end-user through owned facilities; there is no third-party channel, no private-pay insurance product, and no digital platform. Founded approximately in 1947 and led by Chairman Sekine Rikuo, Tokushinkai differentiates through a multi-service integrated complex model (combining nursing, disability, daycare, and nursery within a single facility footprint), intergenerational programs between elderly residents and nursery children, and community exchange spaces such as IZUMIEN CAFE and Sakuraen Community Salon that position the facilities as neighborhood hubs. The organization is certified as a "TOKYO Easy-to-Work Welfare Workplace" by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, reflecting a stated emphasis on employee-friendly labor practices.

Name

Tokushinkai Social Welfare Corp.

Legal name

社会福祉法人徳心会

Website

https://tokushinkai.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tokushinkai Social Welfare Corp. is a Tokyo-based non-profit Social Welfare Corporation operating four integrated welfare facilities (Ayumien, Izumien, Sakuraen, Kobushien) that provide elderly nursing care, disability support, daycare, home-visit care, and nursery services to residents across five Tokyo municipalities under Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance System.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) (HLAFAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB), Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused) (HLADABAE), Memory Care Units within Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF/Nursing Homes) (HLADACAC), Facility-Based Respite (Assisted Living/SNF/Memory Care Short Stays) (HLADAKAB), Housing & Placement Coordination (Assisted Living, Memory Care, SNF) (HSABAIAL)

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Nursing home operations
• Disability support services
• Childcare services
• Community welfare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mitaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Elderly Care Services: Government-subsidized nursing home operations, day care services, short-stay services, and home-visit care services under Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance System (介護保険法)
2. Disability Support Services: Disability support facility services, daily life support, and short-term stays under the Disability Services Act (障害者自立支援法)
3. Childcare Services: Nursery school operations (保育園) providing childcare services for children aged 0-5 years, including intergenerational exchange programs with elderly care facilities
4. Home-Visit Care Services: Home-visit care (訪問介護) services providing personal care and household assistance, including services for severely disabled individuals commissioned by Ome City
5. Community-Based Support: Community comprehensive support centers (地域包括支援センター) providing elderly welfare consultation and coordination services commissioned by local governments

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tokushinkai Social Welfare Corp. operates four integrated welfare facilities across Tokyo providing special nursing home care (approximately 538 beds total), short-stay services, day care, home-visit care, disability support, a nursery school, and government-commissioned community support centers. Services are delivered directly through owned complexes and funded primarily through Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance System and government contracts with multiple Tokyo municipalities.

Product overview

Tokushinkai Social Welfare Corp. operates a network of four integrated welfare facilities across Tokyo, providing comprehensive elderly care and disability support services. The portfolio centers on special nursing homes (total approximately 538 beds across four facilities) supplemented by daycare services, home visit care, home care support offices, community general support centers, and a co-located nursery school. Core facilities include: あゆみえん (Ome City) offering nursing home, nursery school, and home care services; いずみえん (Ota Ward) combining nursing home and disability support; さくらえん (Musashino City) providing unit-type nursing home care; and こぶしえん (Meguro Ward) serving as a comprehensive complex facility. The corporation also operates community exchange spaces (cafes/salons) at select facilities to foster regional integration, with each facility providing short-term stay, daycare, and consultation services as part of a unified care ecosystem.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ayumien Special Nursing Home (特別養護老人ホームあゆみえん) A special nursing home with 168 beds located in Ome City, Tokyo, offering short-stay services (24 beds), day care center (23 beds), home-visit care office, home care support office, co-located nursery school (40 children), and Hamura City community general support center. For elderly individuals certified under Long-Term Care Insurance requiring residential nursing care and for families seeking integrated community-based services.
• Izumien Special Nursing Home and Disability Support Facility (特別養護老人ホーム・障害者支援施設いずみえん) A composite welfare facility in Ota Ward, Tokyo combining a special nursing home (150 beds), short-term stay (10 beds), day care (35 beds), home care support office, and a disability support facility (70 day care, 50 residential, 4 short-term, 4 day temporary support beds), with the IZUMIEN CAFE community exchange space. For elderly individuals requiring nursing care and people with physical/other disabilities needing daily living support.
• Sakuraen Unit-Type Special Nursing Home (ユニット型特別養護老人ホームさくらえん) A 100-bed unit-type special nursing home in Musashino City, Tokyo, with short-stay (10 beds), day care center (40 beds), home care support office, and Sakuraen Community Salon. For elderly individuals requiring personalized unit-type nursing care, with a focus on community exchange.
• Kobushien Composite Welfare Facility (複合施設こぶしえん) A multi-service complex welfare facility in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, opened in April 2021, including a unit-type special nursing home (120 beds), dementia day care, nursing small-scale multi-functional home care, urban-type affordable elderly housing, disability support facility, and the Meguro Ward-commissioned Core Consultation Support Center. For elderly individuals requiring nursing care, people with disabilities, and regional residents needing welfare consultation.
• Ayumi Nursery School (あゆみ保育園) A licensed nursery school with 40-child capacity co-located with the Ayumien nursing home in Ome City, offering intergenerational exchange activities between children and elderly residents to nurture empathy and interpersonal skills. For families of children aged 0–5 years in Ome City seeking licensed daytime childcare.
• Ayumien Home Visit Care Service (訪問介護事業所あゆみえん) Home-visit care service based in Ome City providing body care (meals, bathing, excretion assistance) and life assistance (cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, shopping) under Long-Term Care Insurance and disability welfare services. For elderly and disabled individuals living at home and their family caregivers.
• Hamura City Community Comprehensive Support Center Ayumi (羽村市地域包括支援センターあゆみ) A government-commissioned comprehensive community support center in Hamura City providing elderly welfare consultation, integrated home medical care and nursing coordination support center functions, and the I-Me home care support office. For elderly residents of Hamura City and their families.
• Day Care Services (通所介護 / デイサービス) Day care services offered at Ayumien, Izumien, Sakuraen, and Kobushien facilities, providing daytime bathing, rehabilitation, and recreational activities for elderly individuals living at home who require support. Kobushien offers a dementia-type day care variant (12 beds). For community-dwelling elderly requiring daytime support and family caregivers needing respite.
• IZUMIEN CAFE Community Exchange Space (地域交流スペース) A daily-operated café and community exchange space within the Izumien facility in Ota Ward, serving as a community gathering place for residents, visitors, and local neighborhood members.
• Sakuraen Community Salon (さくらえん地域サロン) A community salon at the Sakuraen facility in Musashino City offering nutritious, healthy, balanced meals (500 yen per meal with coffee, limited to 20 meals per day) and a Yasuragi tea room service on Sundays, open to local residents.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Muji Ginza (無印良品銀座法人)minorOthersMuji Ginza purchased blankets as Christmas gifts for elderly residents at Kobushien facility, and featured the facility on their website. The partnership involves Muji providing products for resident use and the facility appearing in Muji's community support content.
• Beams Corporation (株式会社ビームス)minorOthersBeams Corporation donated a Christmas tree to Izumien facility through Ota City Social Welfare Council. The donation supported holiday decorations and festive atmosphere for residents.
• Tokyo Metropolitan Area Regional Public Welfare Activities Promotion Council (東京都地域公益活動推進協議会)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTokushinkai participates in this metropolitan-wide council that promotes regional public welfare activities, enabling collaboration with other welfare organizations across Tokyo.
• Ome City Government (青梅市)coreOthersOme City commissions Tokushinkai to operate home-visit care services (訪問介護事業所), home care support office, and the Hamura City Community Comprehensive Support Center. Also commissions重度心身障害者入浴サービス事業 (heavy disabled person bathing service) for severely disabled individuals.
• Meguro Ward Government (目黒区)coreOthersMeguro Ward commissioned Tokushinkai to operate the Core Consultation Support Center (基幹相談支援センター) and manages a complex welfare facility on the site of the former Meguro Ward Fourth Junior High School, representing a significant public-private partnership.
• Hamura City Government (羽村市)coreOthersHamura City commissioned Tokushinkai to operate the Hamura City Community Comprehensive Support Center (羽村市地域包括支援センターあゆみ), providing elderly welfare consultation and coordination services.
• Ota City Government (大田区)coreOthersOta City works with Tokushinkai for facility admission applications and coordination for Izumien services, with the facility participating in ward-sponsored welfare events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SOMPO Care Message: A major Japanese operator of special nursing homes, group homes, and home care services nationwide. Directly comparable to Tokushinkai's SNF and home-visit care model, but at much larger scale and as part of the broader SOMPO Holdings insurance group.
• Nichii Gakkan: One of Japan's largest medical and long-term care service providers, operating SNFs, day services, and home care. Comparable business mix to Tokushinkai, though operating nationally and across diverse service lines including healthcare staffing.
• Benesse Senior Life: Operates assisted living and care facilities under the 'Aria' and similar brands in Japan. Comparable in operating paid elderly care facilities with rehabilitation and lifestyle services for senior residents.
• Panasonic Age Free: Panasonic's elderly care subsidiary providing day care, group homes, and home care services across Japan. Comparable in operating multi-format elderly care services at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Message Co., Ltd. Japanese operator of special nursing homes (有料老人ホーム・特養), group homes, and day services primarily in the Kanto region. Closely comparable mid-sized peer with a multi-service welfare facility model similar to Tokushinkai.
• Charm Care Corporation: Operates paid nursing homes and care services in urban Japan, including the Tokyo metropolitan area. Comparable as a Tokyo-focused SNF/assisted-living operator with multi-facility coverage and similar resident populations.
• Tsukui Corporation: Operates a large network of day care centers and SNFs across Japan with a focus on community-embedded care. Directly comparable to Tokushinkai's day care and SNF portfolio and its emphasis on regional service models.
• Sawayaka Club: A network of fee-based nursing homes and day care facilities in Japan. Comparable mid-sized SNF/assisted-living operator with similar service line-up and resident profile.
• Care Service Co., Ltd. Japanese welfare corporation operating nursing homes, day care, and home care services primarily in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Highly comparable regional peer with similar multi-service elderly care portfolio.
• Asu Partners (Asupartners): Tokyo-based operator of paid nursing homes, day care, and home care services with a multi-facility footprint in the metropolitan area. Directly comparable peer in scale, geography, and service line-up.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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