What SPN does

SPN (株式会社ソーシャルプランニングネットワーク / Social Planning Network Co., Ltd.) is a privately-held Japanese healthcare and welfare management consulting firm headquartered in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, founded in June 2004 with paid-in capital of ¥25 million. The company operates a hybrid model combining business consulting for medical institutions, nursing care providers, and general enterprises with direct service delivery through five wholly-owned facilities in Izumo City. Consulting services cover new business launch support, operational improvement, and business succession/M&A advisory across the Chugoku region's five prefectures, with named clients including Hapine Life Care, Nishiken, and Nihon Care Supply.

The company's service portfolio spans the full elderly care value chain: service-supported senior housing ('Free+ Higashizono' with 21 barrier-free units), visiting care (Nishiizumo Helper Station), care management (Life Connect), welfare equipment rental/sales and home modification (Aeru Care Shop), and a multi-generational community hub (Life Support Mall Shian). It also operates maternal and child care services through 'fam LIFE PALETTE' and 'Machi no Hokenshitsu onwa,' providing midwife-led pre/postnatal care. Pricing for senior housing is publicly disclosed at ¥117,000–¥142,000/month with a ¥210,000 deposit; care services are billed through Japan's long-term care insurance (介護保険) system. The company employs 11–50 staff across care, consulting, and administrative functions.

The company derives revenue from six streams: professional services consulting, recurring senior housing rents, long-term care insurance reimbursements, welfare equipment transaction fees, maternal care services, and a new April 2025 corporate service ('Business Caregiver Rescue Desk') that sells work-care balance consulting to employers under Japan's revised caregiving leave regulations. GTM is direct-to-consumer for facility residents and direct-to-corporate for consulting, supported by local media coverage (BSS San'in Broadcasting, San'in Chuo Shimbun), Facebook/Instagram pages, and the corporate website (spn-web.jp). The company holds Shimane Prefecture designations for welfare equipment, medical device sales/rental, and serviced senior housing, plus qualified invoice issuer status (T1280001003700).

Name

SPN

Legal name

SPN Co., Ltd.

Website

http://www.spn-web.jp/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPN is a medical management consulting firm that offers home medical care, home visits, and sales of medical equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare and Elderly Care Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Assisted Living with Enhanced Care / High-Acuity (Aging-in-Place) (HLADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Care Transitions Management (Hospital/SNF-to-Home) (HSABAIAC), Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD), Housing & Placement Coordination (Assisted Living, Memory Care, SNF) (HSABAIAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting services
• Elderly care services
• Welfare equipment rental
• Home care services
• Senior housing operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Izumo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare & Elderly Care Consulting Services: Provides consulting services to medical institutions, care facilities, and general businesses including new business launch support, operational improvement, and business succession/M&A advisory. Revenue generated through consulting contracts (short-term project-based and long-term advisory/outsourcing arrangements).
2. Service付き高齢者向け住宅 (Housing for Elderly) - ふりーぷらす東園: Operates serviced housing for seniors with monthly rental income from residents. Revenue includes room rent, common area fees, and management fees. Optional paid services for additional care and meals.
3. Visiting Care & Care Management Services: Operates visiting care (西出雲ヘルパーステーション) and care management (ライフコネクト) services. Revenue generated through long-term care insurance claims (介護保険).
4. Welfare Equipment Rental & Sales - あえる介護ショップ: Provides welfare equipment (wheelchairs, beds, etc.) rental and sales, plus home modification services. Revenue through welfare equipment loans and sales under the long-term care insurance system.
5. Mother-Child Care & Midwife Services - famライフパレット: Provides midwife and nursing care services for families including prenatal, childbirth, and childcare support through まちのほけんしつonwa. Revenue from maternal care services.
6. Business Caregiver Rescue Desk - Corporate Support Service: New service launching April 2025 supporting companies in establishing internal 'Business Caregiver Rescue Desks' to help employees balance work and caregiving responsibilities. Revenue model based on service setup and ongoing support contracts with corporate clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SPN provides healthcare and elderly care consulting services to medical institutions and care operators, and directly operates care and welfare facilities in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture. Its offerings include business consulting (new clinic/service launches, operational improvement, M&A advisory), service-supported senior housing, home-visit care, welfare equipment sales/rental, care management, and maternal/child midwife care. The newest offering is a corporate support service helping companies establish internal caregiver support desks for employees balancing work and caregiving.

Product overview

株式会社ソーシャルプランニングネットワーク (SPN) operates a multi-service healthcare and welfare portfolio, combining consulting services for medical and nursing care facilities with direct service delivery through facilities. The core offering includes business consulting (新規開業支援・経営コンサル) spanning the Chugoku region, and a network of welfare facilities including the 'famライフパレット' for maternal-child care, 'ライフサポートモール 蒔庵' for multi-generational support housing 'ふりーぷらす東園' with 21 barrier-free units and 24-hour staffing, home visit care (西出雲ヘルパーステーション), welfare equipment services (あえる介護ショップ), and care management (ライフコネクト). The newest service is the 'ビジネスケアラー・レスキュー・デスク' launched April 2025 to support employees managing work-caregiving conflicts. SPN positions itself as a one-stop provider combining advisory and operational services in the medical, nursing care, and welfare sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ふりーぷらす東園: サービス付き高齢者向け住宅
• ライフコネクト
• 西出雲ヘルパーステーション
• あえる介護ショップ
• famライフパレット
• まちのほけんしつonwa
• ライフサポートモール 蒔庵（しあん）
• ビジネスケアラー・レスキュー・デスク

Products and services

• Consulting Services (コンサルティング) Business consulting services for medical institutions, nursing care facilities, and general enterprises covering new business launch support, operational improvement, management stabilization, and business succession/M&A advisory, primarily serving the Chugoku region of Japan.
• Business Caregiver Rescue Desk (ビジネスケアラー・レスキュー・デスク) Corporate support service helping companies establish internal caregiver support desks staffed with industrial care managers to support employees balancing work and caregiving, preventing caregiving-related resignations and ensuring compliance with the revised care leave system.
• fam LIFE PALETTE (famライフパレット)
• Machi no Hokenshitsu onwa (まちのほけんしつonwa) Maternal and child health consultation service staffed by midwives and nurses, providing support for families with childcare concerns and promoting childcare-friendly community development within the fam LIFE PALETTE facility in Izumo City.
• Life Support Mall Shian (ライフサポートモール �庵～しあん～) A comprehensive multi-generational support center in Izumo City offering welfare equipment rental/sales, home care management, and community activities such as elderly salons and dementia cafés for elderly and families in the region.
• Life Connect Home Care Support (居宅介護支援 ライフコネクト) Home care support service with care managers (care plan creators) who assist users in accessing appropriate nursing care services, including nursing care certification application support and ongoing care plan coordination within the Life Support Mall Shian facility.
• Nishiizumo Helper Station (西出雲ヘルパーステーション) Home visit nursing care service providing daily living assistance to users in their homes, including life support (cleaning, cooking, shopping) and physical care (meal assistance, excretion, walking, bathing) billed through Japan's long-term care insurance system.
• Aeru Care Shop (あえる介護ショップ) Welfare equipment rental, sales, and home modification service providing professional advice on equipment selection (wheelchairs, beds, etc.), rentals, sales, and home adaptations such as handrail installation and step removal under Shimane Prefecture's designated welfare equipment provider registration.
• Free+ Higashizono Senior Housing (サービス付き高齢者向け住宅 ふりーぷらす東園) Service-supported housing for elderly with 21 units (single and couple occupancy), featuring barrier-free design with private bathroom, kitchen, and bathtub in each room, plus 24-hour staff support. Pricing from ¥117,000/month for single and ¥142,000/month for double occupancy, with short-term stays also available.

Quantifiable outcome

• 累積赤字5千万を3年で2千万超の資産計上に改善 (Turned cumulative deficit of ¥50M to asset surplus exceeding ¥20M in 3 years)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and moderate.

• 島根中央信用金庫 (Shimane Chuo Shinkin Bank)minorOthersPrimary banking partner for financial transactions and business operations.
• 島根銀行 (Shimane Bank)minorOthersBanking partner at Izumo Branch.
• 山陰合同銀行 (San'in Godo Bank)minorOthersBanking partner at Izumo Branch.
• JAしまね 長浜支店 (JA Shimane Nagahama Branch)minorOthersAgricultural cooperative banking partner.
• みつき税理士法人 松江事務所 (Mitsuki Tax Accountant Corporation)minorOthersTax accounting advisory firm; member of National TKC Association. Located in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture.
• 社会保险労務士事务所ICQつばさオフィス (ICQ Tsubasa Social Insurance Labor Consultant Office)minorOthersLabor and social insurance consulting advisory firm located in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture.
• 株式会社ハピネライフケア (Hapine Life Care Co., Ltd.)moderateOthersListed as a major business partner (主要取引先). Healthcare/life care company based in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture.
• 株式会社ニシケン (Nishiken Co., Ltd.)moderateOthersListed as a major business partner (主要取引先). Company based in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture.
• 株式会社日本ケアサプライ (Nihon Care Supply Co., Ltd.)moderateOthersListed as a major business partner (主要取引先). Care supply company based in Minato, Tokyo.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ケアサービス株式会社 (Care Service Co., Ltd.): Japanese home-visit care and care management operator listed on TSE. Directly comparable to SPN's visiting care (西出雲ヘルパーステーション) and care management (ライフコネクト) services, with similar reliance on long-term care insurance reimbursements.
• メッセージ株式会社 (Message Co., Ltd.): Japanese care sector consulting and recruitment firm supporting nursing care operators with operations, M&A, and HR advisory. Closely comparable to SPN's consulting services for medical institutions and care facilities, including operational improvement and business succession/M&A support.
• 株式会社やさしい手 (Yasashii Te Co., Ltd.): Listed Japanese home care service provider offering visiting care, day services, and care management. Comparable to SPN's mix of visiting care and care management services within Japan's long-term care insurance framework.
• 株式会社チャーム・ケア (Charm Care Corporation): Japanese operator of service-attached senior housing (サ高住) and residential care facilities. Directly comparable to SPN's ふりーぷらす東園 facility offering barrier-free housing with 24-hour staff and elderly care services.
• 株式会社リエイ (Rei Corporation): Japanese care services company operating residential care, home care, and welfare equipment leasing. Comparable to SPN's mix of senior housing, visiting care, and welfare equipment rental/sales (あえる介護ショップ).
• アースサポート株式会社 (Earth Support Co., Ltd.): Japan-based home-visit care, welfare equipment rental, and home modification provider. Directly comparable to SPN's visiting care (西出雲ヘルパーステーション) and welfare equipment/home modification business (あえる介護ショップ).

Broad incumbents

• ニチイ学館 (Nichii Gakkan Company, Limited): One of Japan's largest long-term care and healthcare services groups, providing home care, care management, welfare equipment, and medical support. A broad incumbent operating across all of SPN's core service lines at national scale.
• 株式会社ツクイ (Tsukui Corporation): Listed Japanese operator of day services, home care, and senior housing facilities nationwide. Overlaps with SPN's visiting care and senior housing offerings within the long-term care insurance system.
• SOMPOケア株式会社 (SOMPO Care Inc.): Subsidiary of SOMPO Holdings operating one of Japan's largest senior care platforms, including service-attached senior housing, home care, and group homes. Broad incumbent with overlapping service mix to SPN's senior housing and home care operations.

Others

• 株式会社パソナグループ (Pasona Group Inc.): Japanese HR and work-life balance services group that has expanded into eldercare and corporate caregiving support. Comparable to SPN's newly launched Business Caregiver Rescue Desk service targeting corporate work-care balance demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/spncoltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/fAm_lifepalette
• Xx.com/LifeSupportMall

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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