Kaigo Shokunin Co., Ltd.

What Kaigo Shokunin Co., Ltd. does

Kaigo Shokunin Co., Ltd. (株式会社かいご職人) is a privately held Japanese care-consultation and referral business founded on August 1, 2014, and headquartered in Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture, with a client-facing branch near Shin-Osaka Station. The company's core business is free-to-families introduction and matching into elderly care facilities — including nursing-care-equipped paid nursing homes, residential paid nursing homes, service-attached housing for the elderly, and group homes — across Osaka's Kita-Settsu region, Hyogo Prefecture, and Kyoto Prefecture. Revenue is generated primarily through referral fees paid by partnered care facilities for each successful placement, supplemented by corporate consulting fees for caregiving-leave prevention (介護離職防止対策) services aimed at employers and sole proprietors, and by participation or matchmaking fees from the "Kaigo Service Collection" (かいごサービスコレクション) B2B platform connecting care service providers.

The go-to-market is consultative and relationship-driven: prospective clients contact the company via a toll-free line (0120-15-4928, staffed 7am-10pm daily) or a website inquiry form, then meet face-to-face at the Osaka branch for needs assessment, accompanied facility tours, and matching recommendations. Consultants hold care manager (ケアマネージャー) and certified care worker (介護福祉士) credentials and emphasize a balanced presentation of facility pros and cons. Corporate clients receive on-site hearings and seminars on long-term care insurance and facility usage. Marketing is organic: an extensive blog (かいご職人のブログ) and columns drive SEO traffic, supplemented by Instagram and Facebook. The technology footprint is minimal — no proprietary platform, no app, no AI, and no integrations — and the company has no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investors.

Operationally, Kaigo Shokunin is a bootstrapped small business with 11-50 employees, paid-in capital of ¥2,000,000, and no parent company. It has been recognized as a Health Management Excellence Corporation (健康経営優良法人) by METI and selected for the Kita-Settsu 100 (北摂100選) regional recognition. The CEO and Representative Director is Manabu Imanaka (今仲 学), who founded the firm; the Osaka branch is led by Yasuo Ichikawa (市川 靖裕). The company celebrated its 12th fiscal year in August 2025, framing the milestone as the start of a new growth phase.

Name

Kaigo Shokunin Co., Ltd.

Legal name

株式会社かいご職人

Website

https://kaigo-shokunin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kaigo Shokunin Co., Ltd. is a privately held Osaka-based care-consultation agency that matches elderly individuals and families to nursing homes and serviced senior housing across the Kansai region, earning referral fees from partnered facilities, and also provides corporate caregiving-leave prevention consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Care Facility Referral and Consulting

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing & Placement Coordination (Assisted Living, Memory Care, SNF) (HSABAIAL)

Keywords

• Nursing home referrals
• Elder care consulting
• Senior housing matching
• Caregiving leave prevention
• Care facility introduction

Headquarters

HQ city

Ikeda

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Care Facility Introduction & Matching Service: The company introduces elderly individuals and their families to suitable nursing homes, residential paid nursing homes, and serviced housing for seniors across Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto. This matching service is provided free of charge to customers (families seeking care facilities). Revenue is generated through referral fees or commissions paid by the partnered care facilities — facilities pay Kaigo Shokunin for each successful introduction. This is a classic marketplace/lead-generation model where the buyer (family) receives free service and the supplier (care facility) pays for qualified referrals.
2. Corporate Caregiving Consultation & Training: The company provides consulting services to corporations on employee caregiving leave prevention (介護離職防止対策). Services include corporate seminars, on-site hearings, and advice on utilizing long-term care insurance and facility services to help employees maintain work-life balance. Fees are charged to corporate clients (companies and sole proprietors) for these consulting and training services.
3. Kaigo Service Collection (Care Business Matching Platform): The company operates a matching platform called 'かいごサービスコレクション' (Kaigo Service Collection) that connects care service providers and businesses in the care industry. This business-matching service generates revenue through platform participation fees or matchmaking commissions from participating care service companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kaigo Shokunin Co., Ltd. is a nursing-care consultation and brokerage firm that introduces elderly individuals and their families to suitable paid nursing homes, residential paid nursing homes, service-attached housing, and group homes across the Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto region. The service is free for families; revenue comes from referral commissions paid by partner facilities. The company also provides corporate consulting on employee caregiving-leave prevention and operates a business-matching platform for the care industry.

Product overview

Kaigo Shokunin Co., Ltd. operates primarily as a nursing home introduction and consultation service, helping elderly individuals and their families find appropriate senior housing facilities. The core offering consists of nursing home introduction services, supplemented by care leave prevention consulting for corporations, and care business matching services. The company supports various housing types including paid nursing homes with nursing care (24-hour professional care), residential paid nursing homes (for self-reliant residents), and service-attached housing for elderly. Services are concentrated in Osaka's Kita-Senri area (Toyonaka, Minoh, Suita, Ikeda, Ibaraki, Takatsuki), with coverage extending to Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures. The company also operates a care consultation office and provides nursing care consulting services to businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• かいごサービスコレクション: 介護ビジネスマッチングサービス

Products and services

• Nursing Home Introduction Services (老人ホーム紹介) Consultation and matching service for elderly individuals and their families to find appropriate paid nursing homes, residential paid nursing homes, service-attached housing for the elderly, and group homes across Osaka Kita-Settsu (Toyonaka, Minoh, Suita, Ikeda, Ibaraki, Takatsuki), Hyogo Prefecture, and Kyoto Prefecture. Credentialed care managers and certified care workers conduct needs assessments and personally accompany clients on facility tours. The service is provided free of charge to families; revenue is generated through referral commissions paid by partnered care facilities.
• Caregiving Leave Prevention Measures (介護離職防止対策 / かいごの相談所の運営) Corporate consulting service that helps companies and sole proprietors prevent employee resignations triggered by family caregiving responsibilities. Includes advice on utilizing Japan's long-term care insurance (介護保険), guidance on care-facility usage, on-site hearings, and seminars/workshops delivered at client workplaces.
• Care Consulting Business (介護コンサルティング事業) Consulting service for companies and organizations related to nursing care, including operational support for care businesses. Listed by the company as one of its four core business lines (事業内容).
• Kaigo Service Collection (かいごサービスコレクションの運営) Business-matching platform (\u304b\u3044\u3054\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u30b3\u30ec\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3) that connects care-service providers and businesses within the nursing-care industry. Generates revenue through platform participation fees or matchmaking commissions from participating care-service companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• No dissatisfaction reported from customers after facility introductions — company claims all introductions result in satisfactory decisions

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Regional Care Facilities (Nursing Homes, Serviced Senior Housing, Group Homes)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKaigo Shokunin maintains working relationships with a network of care facilities across Osaka Kita-Settsu, Hyogo, and Kyoto. These facilities pay referral fees to Kaigo Shokunin for each successful introduction of a new resident. The company introduces clients to facilities across multiple categories: 介護付き有料有料ホーム (nursing care-equipped paid nursing homes), 住宅型有料ホーム (residential paid nursing homes), サービス付き高齢者向け住宅 (serviced housing for the elderly), and グループホーム (group homes).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Minna no Kaigo (みんなの介護): Major Japanese online platform for searching and comparing senior care facilities including paid nursing homes, group homes, and serviced senior housing. Closely competes with Kaigo Shokunin's core family-facing matching service, with broader geographic coverage and richer digital content.
• LIFULL Kaigo (LIFULL 介護): National online senior-care matching platform under the LIFULL/Homes group that helps Japanese families find nursing homes, group homes, and serviced senior housing. Directly comparable to Kaigo Shokunin in the matching/consultation category, but at far greater national scale and with a digital-first delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• SOMPO Care: One of Japan's largest senior care operators under SOMPO Holdings, running nursing care facilities, group homes, and in-home care services nationwide. As a major incumbent in the same category, it is both a partner facility source of referral fees and a potential internalizer of placement services.
• Message Co., Ltd. (メッセージ): TSE-listed operator of the 'Life' series of senior care homes (care-equipped paid nursing homes, residential paid nursing homes, and serviced senior housing). A facility-side incumbent in the exact housing categories Kaigo Shokunin introduces clients to.
• Benesse Style Care: TSE-listed Japanese senior care operator (part of the Benesse group) running assisted living, group homes, and residential care facilities across the country. Overlaps with Kaigo Shokunin in facility categories into which it places clients and is a comparable facility-side stakeholder.
• Tsukui (ツクイ): TSE-listed operator of nursing homes, group homes, day services, and in-home care across Japan. A scaled senior-care incumbent in the same downstream facility market that Kaigo Shokunin's matching service targets.
• Nichii Gakkan (ニチイ学館): One of Japan's largest care and nursing services groups, with nursing homes, in-home care, and medical support services across the country. A broad incumbent serving overlapping customer demographics in the senior care ecosystem.
• Care 21 (ケア21): TSE-listed diversified Japanese care services provider operating nursing homes, group homes, and in-home care services. A broad incumbent in the senior-care category where Kaigo Shokunin operates as a facility-introduction intermediary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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