U-Style Laboratory

What U-Style Laboratory does

U-Style Laboratory (ユースタイルラボラトリー株式会社), headquartered in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, is Japan's largest provider of severe-disability home-visit nursing care (重度訪問介護), delivering 24-hour, 365-day in-home medical services — including sputum suction, tube feeding, and respiratory support — through 112+ owned and franchise locations spanning 42 prefectures. Founded in February 2012 by Representative Director Ohata Ken (大畠健), the company has cumulatively served 1,098 ALS patients with 4,415,127+ service hours and 720,053+ service instances (per company research, May 2026), and runs adjacent disability and elderly care lines including 70+ disability group homes ('Eustyle Home', ユースタイルホーム), visiting nursing stations in Tokyo/Saitama, elderly day care focused on dementia, and the newly launched 'Eustyle Living' (ユースタイルリビング) daily-life support service in Saitama (March 2026). Total employees are 6,527 as of May 2026, with approximately 80% hired without prior care experience.

The company's business model blends publicly funded per-service billing under Japan's long-term care insurance and disability welfare insurance systems (the largest revenue line), subscription fees from group-home tenants (¥36,600/month rent plus ¥1,300/day meals and ¥17,000/month utilities), SaaS subscriptions via Kaibiz (カイビズ) for external care operators, placement and marketplace fees across Kinjo Works (近所ワークス), Eustyle Career (ユースタイルキャリア) and Eustyle Agent (ユースタイルエージェント), franchise and licensing revenue, tuition from 45 'Eustyle College' (ユースタイルカレッジ) training campuses across ~40 prefectures, and a separate Vietnam (Hanoi) consulting arm serving Japanese SMEs in Southeast Asia. Revenue reached ¥210B in FY2025 (FY2023 ¥83B → FY2024 ¥138B → FY2025 ¥210B; FY2026 guidance ¥280B), with company-stated annual growth of 150–200% historically and 50%+ in disclosed periods.

Underlying the operations is a proprietary technology stack — internally developed care-business-management SaaS (PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Vuetify) deployed across all 100+ offices — alongside marketplace platforms, a 45-campus proprietary integrated training curriculum producing 3,000+ qualified care workers per year, and a corporate engineering team. Customer acquisition is largely direct and referral-driven (235 referral hires in FY2024, comeback re-hire program, weekly online job fairs), and the company derives a meaningful portion of its brand equity from policy advocacy — including Tokyo chapter chairmanship of the National Care Business Federation Disability Welfare Division and a 2026 nationwide ALS home-care survey co-published with 'Disease and Home Care' (難病と在宅ケア) magazine — that supports continued favorable positioning within Japan's regulated care funding environment.

Name

U-Style Laboratory

Legal name

ユースタイルラボラトリー株式会社

Website

https://eustylelab.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

U-Style Laboratory (ユースタイルラボラトリー) is Japan's largest provider of severe-disability home-visit nursing care (重度訪問介護), operating 112+ locations across 42 prefectures with 6,527 employees to deliver 24/7 in-home medical services — including care for 1,098 ALS patients — alongside group homes, training schools, SaaS, and staffing platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Elderly Home Care Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Home Health Care Services (621610)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Private Duty 24/7 Nursing (RN/LPN) In-Home Care (HSABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Caregiver Placement (Dementia, Parkinson’s, Post-Op) (HSABAMAG), Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ), Subacute Care Facilities (HLAFAFAE)

Keywords

• Severe disability home care
• Disability welfare services
• Care worker training
• Care workforce solutions
• Care management SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. 重度訪問介護サービス (Severe Visit Care Services): Core revenue stream. 24-hour, 365-day home care services for severely disabled individuals including medical care (sputum suction, tube feeding, etc.). Provided through ~112 business locations across 42 prefectures. Maintains largest ALS patient service record in Japan (441万+ hours, 1,098 patients, 720,053+ service instances). Revenue model based on per-service billing under the disability welfare system.
2. 障害者グループホーム (Disability Group Homes - ユースタイルホーム): Day-service support type group homes for severely disabled individuals, operating 24/7. 70+ facilities nationwide as of 2026, targeting 100+ by 2027. Revenue based on monthly residence fees (room, meals, utilities) plus government disability welfare billing. Fee structure: rent ¥36,600/month, meals ¥1,300/day, utilities ¥17,000/month, daily goods ¥3,000/month.
3. 訪問看護 (Visiting Nursing): Nursing services provided at patients' homes in Tokyo and Saitama areas. Staffed by qualified nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists. Billed per visit under health insurance.
4. 高齢者通所介護/訪問介護 (Elderly Day Care / Home Visit Care): Day service (通所介護) facilities in Nakano, Tokyo area focusing on dementia care. Also provides elderly home-visit care services in Tokyo. Revenue from per-service billing under long-term care insurance.
5. 就労移行支援 (Employment Transition Support - ユースタイルワークス): Support services helping people with disabilities transition into employment. Started 2024. Programs designed for individual needs.
6. 生活介護 (Daily Living Care - ユースタイルリビング): Daily living support services launched 2026 for severely disabled individuals. First location opened in Gyoda City, Saitama (March 2026).
7. カイビズ 経営支援サービス (Kaibiz Business Management Support): SaaS and consulting services for care business operators. Includes billing support, compliance consulting for care worker compensation programs, and operational efficiency tools. Revenue from subscription/software fees.
8. フランチャイズ (Franchise): Franchise model for重度訪問介護 services. Allows other operators to use theユースタイル brand and system. Part of FC-inclusive ~200 business locations. Initial franchise recruitment began 2019.
9. Ｃ×Ｓ (Care×Solution) 介護人材派遣サービス: Staffing service where employees are hired as full-timeユースタイル staff and dispatched to care facilities/hospitals. Unique model as the only care-company-operated staffing service in the industry. Revenue from staffing fees charged to client facilities.
10. ユースタイルカレッジ (Qualification/Training School): Operates 45 training schools across ~40 prefectures. Provides qualification courses (重度訪問介護従業者養成研修, nursing care courses) for internal staff and external students. ~3,000+ students complete training annually. Revenue from tuition fees for external students.
11. 人材紹介/マッチング (Recruitment/Matching Services): 、近所ワークス (local area matching), ユースタイルキャリア (job site), and ユースタイルエージェント (recruitment agency). Revenue from placement fees and platform usage fees.
12. себеstoя (overseas Business): Vietnam Hanoi office provides consulting for Japanese SMEs entering Southeast Asian markets, M&A support, PMI, business matching, and lab-type market entry services. Revenue from consulting fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels10 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

U-Style Laboratory is a Japanese social venture operating the largest national network of severe disability visit nursing care (重度訪問介護), providing 24-hour, 365-day at-home care including medical procedures (sputum suction, tube feeding, respiratory support) for severely disabled individuals such as ALS patients. The company complements this core service with disability group homes (Eustyle Home), visiting nursing stations, elderly day care, employment transition support, a 45-campus care worker training school (Eustyle College), business management SaaS for care operators (Kaibiz), care staffing services (C×S), job-matching platforms, and a franchise network serving care facilities nationwide.

Product overview

U-Style Laboratory operates a comprehensive care and welfare service ecosystem centered around 'ユースタイルケア' brand, offering severe disability visit nursing care (重度訪問介護) as its core flagship service, supported by disability group homes (ユースタイルホーム), daily living support (ユースタイルリビング), visiting nursing, and elderly day care services. The company extends its ecosystem through complementary platforms: カイビズ for business management support, Ｃ×Ｓ for staffing solutions, 近所ワークス and ユースタイルキャリア for job matching, ユースタイルエージェント for recruitment, and ユースタイルカレッジ for training/qualifications. Founded in 2012, the company has grown to 200+ facilities nationwide with 6,500+ employees, achieving approximately 150-200% annual growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Severe Disability Visit Nursing Care (重度訪問介護) 24-hour, 365-day at-home care services for severely disabled individuals including medical procedures such as sputum suction, tube feeding, and respiratory support. Provided through 112+ owned and franchise locations across 42 prefectures. Billed per service under Japan's disability welfare insurance system. Target users: severely disabled individuals, ALS patients, and children with medical care needs.
• Eustyle Home (ユースタイルホーム) — Disability Group Homes Day-service support type group homes for severely disabled individuals, operating 24/7 with elevator access, mechanical bathing facilities, and 6-tatami rooms. 70+ facilities nationwide. Fee structure: rent ¥36,600/month, meals ¥1,300/day, utilities ¥17,000/month, daily goods ¥3,000/month (nursing care insurance billed separately). Target: severely disabled individuals requiring residential support.
• Eustyle Living (ユースタイルリビング) — Daily Living Care Daily living support service (生活介護事業) providing daytime activity programs for severely disabled individuals. Part of the three-pillar support system (home life, shared living, daytime activities). First facility opened March 2026 in Saitama Prefecture.
• Visiting Nursing (訪問看護) Nursing services provided at patients' homes in Tokyo and Saitama areas. Staffed by qualified nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists. Billed per visit under Japan's health insurance. Target: patients requiring post-acute or chronic home-based medical care.
• Elderly Day Care (通所介護/デイサービス) Elderly day care (通所介護) facilities in Nakano Ward, Tokyo area focusing on dementia care. 5 facilities. Revenue from per-service billing under Japan's long-term care insurance. Target: elderly individuals with dementia and their families in greater Tokyo.
• Eustyle Works (ユースタイルワークス) — Employment Transition Support Support services helping people with disabilities prepare for and transition into employment (就労移行支援). Started 2024 with programs designed for individual needs. Target: people with disabilities seeking workforce integration.
• Eustyle College (ユースタイルカレッジ) — Care Training School Qualification and training school providing courses such as 重度訪問介護従業者養成研修 (severe visit caregiver training), nursing care courses, and medical care procedure training. Operates 45 campuses across approximately 40 prefectures. Approximately 3,000+ students complete training annually. Revenue from tuition fees for external students.
• Kaibiz (カイビズ) — Care Business Management SaaS SaaS and consulting service for care business operators. Includes billing automation, compliance support for care worker compensation programs (処遇改善加算), sales/procurement support, and P&L management tools. Built from 10+ years of U-Style's operational experience. Target: small-to-medium care businesses nationwide.
• C×S (Care×Solution) — Care Staffing Dispatch Staffing dispatch service (介護人材派遣サービス) where employees are hired as full-time U-Style Laboratory staff and dispatched to client care facilities and hospitals. Unique in the industry as a care operator running a permanent staffing service. Revenue from staffing fees charged to client facilities.
• Kinjo Works (近所ワークス) — Local Care Worker Matching Platform Online matching platform connecting part-time care service providers with care facilities seeking staff within their local area. Enables workers to find jobs near their homes and facilities to find staff easily. Platform fee model for facilities.
• Eustyle Career (ユースタイルキャリア) — Care Job Search Platform Job search platform for care industry workers and facilities to match appropriately. Provides career consulting and job placement services similar to apartment rental search with professional consultation.
• Eustyle Agent (ユースタイルエージェント) — Care Recruitment Service Human resources introduction service matching job seekers with care facilities. Supports both external staffing and in-house recruitment needs with placement fees.
• Eustyle Severe Visit Care Franchise Franchise model for severe disability visit care services. Allows external operators to use the Eustyle brand and operating system. Franchisees receive access to training systems, operational support, and brand recognition. Part of FC-inclusive ~200 business locations.
• Southeast Asia Business Consulting (Vietnam Office) Vietnam (Hanoi) office providing consulting for Japanese SMEs entering Southeast Asian markets, including M&A support, PMI, business matching, and lab-type market entry services. Revenue from consulting fees. Target: Japanese SMEs (especially healthcare/welfare) seeking overseas expansion.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,500+ service users served across重度訪問介護 alone
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 難病と在宅ケア (Disease and Home Care Magazine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Joint partnership with Japan's only specialized magazine for rare disease and home care to conduct the ALS Patient Home Care Survey (2026), gathering responses from ~500 families, social workers, and medical/care professionals across 42 prefectures. First nationwide survey of its kind in Japan taking a multi-stakeholder perspective on ALS home care challenges.
• 全国介護事業者連盟 障害福祉事業部会coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019ユースタイルラボラトリー is the designated Tokyo chapter representative (大畑健 as chapter chairman) in the National Care Business Federation's Disability Welfare Division. The company uses this platform to advocate for policy changes, share industry best practices, and represent member operators. The partnership enables policy influence on care worker compensation, regulatory reform, and ALS patient support systems nationwide.
• フランチャイズ加盟事業者 (Franchise partner operators)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019External care operators operating under theユースタイル brand franchise system. FC locations included in ~200 total business locations and 112+重度訪問介護 locations. Franchisees receive access to training systems, operational support, and brand recognition.
• 医療機関 network (Medical institution partnerships)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnerships with medical institutions for training and care coordination. Operates 喀痰吸引等研修第1号研修 (Type 1 medical care training) in partnership with medical institutions, enabling staff to perform 5 medical care procedures: oral/nasal/tracheostomy suction and gastrostomy/nasal tube feeding. Also coordinates hospital discharge planning for ALS patients.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Sompo Care: One of Japan's largest care service operators, providing in-home care, group homes, and residential facilities nationwide. Comparable to U-Style as a national multi-line care operator, but focused on the elderly segment rather than severe-disability ALS care.
• Benesse Style Care: Subsidiary of Benesse operating paid nursing homes, group homes, and in-home care services across Japan. Comparable as a multi-line national care operator, but focused on elderly residential services rather than severe-disability home care.
• Nichii Gakkan: Major Japanese care services and medical staffing company operating in-home care, day services, and education businesses. Comparable in scale and breadth of care services, though heavier emphasis on elderly care and broader medical staffing.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's dominant staffing and HR services conglomerate with deep presence in healthcare/care staffing and job-matching via Indeed and subsidiary brands. Comparable as a benchmark for what scaled care-staffing and matching economics look like, though at much greater breadth.

Direct peers

• Message Co., Ltd. Japanese operator of home-visit nursing and disability care services, including 24-hour in-home support for severely disabled individuals. Most directly comparable to U-Style's 重度訪問介護 core, with overlapping geography and service model.
• Care 21: Listed Japanese care provider offering in-home care, residential care, and group homes nationwide. Comparable in care delivery model and national footprint, though with greater elderly focus than U-Style's severe-disability specialization.
• Kaipoke (Medical System Network): Leading care-operations SaaS platform in Japan used by thousands of home-care providers for billing, scheduling, and compliance. The closest direct competitor to U-Style's Kaibiz SaaS product and the primary external benchmark for monetizing internal operator software.
• Tsukui Corporation: Japanese operator of in-home care, day services, and care staff training schools. Comparable to U-Style in combining direct care delivery with a training business, though Tsukui's footprint skews more toward elderly services.

Emerging players

• Welper: Japanese matching platform connecting part-time and qualified care workers with care facilities seeking shift coverage. Directly comparable to U-Style's Kinjo Works local-area matching product as a marketplace for on-demand care staffing.
• Job Medley (Medley Inc.): Operator of Japan's largest medical and care professional job-matching platform. Comparable to U-Style's Eustyle Career and Eustyle Agent recruitment services as a technology-led intermediary between care workers and care facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EustyleLab_jp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@itesl2545
• Instagraminstagram.com/eustylecare

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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