Welfare

What Welfare does

Welfare Co., Ltd. (ウェルフェアー株式会社) is a Japanese long-term care service provider founded in 1976 and headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. The company operates a network of approximately 10 daycare centers (デイサービスセンター) and 4 dementia-specific residential group homes (グループホーム), supported by multiple home care support offices (居宅介護支援事業所) that deliver care planning and coordination. Facilities span three operational banners: the Kyoto-Shiga (京滋) area, the Hanshin (阪神) area covering Hyogo, and the Himeji-Hiroshima (姫路・広島) area, with documented sites in Kyoto, Ōtsu (Shiga), Itami (Hyogo), and Hiroshima. Core offerings include group home residential dementia care (typically 9–18 residents per home), daycare with functional training and rehabilitation, and care management services, with newer additions such as the Michikusa Rehabilitation Day Service and a youth-onset/mild dementia day program.

Services are reimbursed under Japan's national long-term care insurance (介護保険) framework, with fees set by care need level (要支援1–2, 要介護1–5) and billed per day (daycare) or per month (group home, including accommodation costs). The company does not operate a proprietary technology platform; service delivery is labor-intensive, executed by licensed care staff including 機能訓練指導員 (functional training instructors), 看護師 (nurses), and 介護支援専門員 (care managers). Customer acquisition is sales-led — direct walk-ins, family inquiries, and referrals from independent care managers — with no online self-serve acquisition motion and minimal digital marketing beyond the company website (wel-fare.co.jp) and per-area RSS feeds. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medicinal IKKO Group (JASDAQ: 3353), a diversified healthcare and elder-care conglomerate, and reports between 101 and 250 employees.

Name

Welfare

Legal name

ウェルフェアー株式会社

Website

https://wel-fare.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Welfare Co., Ltd. is a Kyoto-based Japanese long-term care provider operating ~10 daycare centers and 4 dementia group homes across Kansai and Hiroshima, serving elderly individuals under Japan's national long-term care insurance framework as a subsidiary of JASDAQ-listed Medicinal IKKO Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elder Care Services

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

In-Home Dementia Care Services (Specialized Personal Care) (HLADACAI)

Keywords

• Elder care services
• Group home care
• Dementia care
• Day care services
• Long-term care

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyoto

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Long-term Care Insurance Services (介護保険サービス): Revenue is generated through Japan's national long-term care insurance system (介護保険). Services include daycare (通所介護/デイサービス) and residential group home care ( группаホーム/グループホーム), billed per day/per month per resident under the insurance framework. Additional income comes from accommodation charges and service fees not covered by insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Welfare operates group homes (認知症対応型共同生活介護) providing dementia-focused residential care and day service centers (デイサービス) for elderly individuals across the Kansai region and Hiroshima in Japan. The company also operates home care support offices (居宅介護支援) that coordinate in-home care services. All services are delivered under Japan's long-term care insurance framework.

Product overview

ウェルフェアー株式会社 (Welfare Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese elderly care service provider operating a comprehensive network of day care services (デイサービス) and group homes (グループホーム) across the Kansai region (Kyoto, Shiga, Hyogo) and Hiroshima. The company offers dementia-specific care through its group homes and provides rehabilitation, daily care, and recreational activities through its day service centers. The portfolio includes approximately 10 day care facilities and 4 group homes, supported by home care support offices (居宅介護支援事業所) that provide care management and planning services. Services emphasize personalized care respecting individual preferences, community-based living support, and regular therapeutic activities including seasonal decorations, exercise programs, and creative workshops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Group Homes (認知症対応型共同生活介護) Residential group homes providing dementia-focused care for elderly individuals who require ongoing supervision and support with daily living activities. Services are provided under Japan's long-term care insurance system.
• Day Service Centers (デイサービス) Daytime care facilities providing elderly individuals with social engagement, meals, bathing assistance, and physical activities while offering respite to family caregivers. Services are delivered under Japan's long-term care insurance system.
• Home Care Support Offices (居宅介護支援) Care management offices staffed by certified care managers who create care plans and coordinate in-home care services for elderly individuals, enabling them to remain in their own homes while receiving appropriate support.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• メディカル一光グループ (Medical Ikko Group)parent_companyOthersウェルフェアー株式会社 is identified as part of the メディカル一光グループ (Medical Ikko Group), a Jasdaq-listed company (stock code: 3353). The group operates elder care facilities and provides business establishment support (事業所開設支援) for group home and daycare center operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nichii Gakkan (ニチイ学館): One of Japan's largest diversified long-term care operators, providing in-home care, daycare (デイサービス), and group homes (グループホーム) nationwide. Directly comparable to WelFare across both the daycare and dementia residential care lines.
• Message Co., Ltd. (メッセージ): Japanese operator of group homes (グループホーム) and daycare centers for the elderly, with multi-region presence. Closely comparable to WelFare's group home and dementia care focus.
• Charm Care Corporation (チャーム・ケア株式会社): Listed Japanese operator of residential care facilities including assisted living and group homes for the elderly. Direct overlap with WelFare's group home operations and dementia care positioning.
• Yasashii Te (株式会社やさしい手): Japanese provider of in-home care, daycare, and care management services under the 介護保険 framework. Comparable to WelFare's home care support and daycare operations, with similar care manager-driven referrals.
• Earth Support (アースサポート株式会社): Japanese operator specializing in in-home care (訪問介護), daycare (デイサービス), and care management. Overlaps with WelFare on daycare services and care manager coordination under the 介護保険 system.
• Tsukui Corporation (株式会社ツクイ): Listed Japanese operator of daycare centers (デイサービス) and in-home care services, with a dense network across multiple prefectures. Closely comparable to WelFare in operating model, GTM (care manager referrals), and reliance on the 介護保険 framework.

Broad incumbents

• SOMPO Care (SOMPOケア): Major Japanese senior care operator under SOMPO Holdings, offering assisted living, group homes, daycare, and in-home care. Broader portfolio and national footprint than WelFare, but overlapping service lines in dementia residential and day care.
• Benesse Style Care (株式会社ベネッセスタイルケア): Large Japanese senior care provider operating assisted living residences, group homes, and daycare. Comparable in service mix but with broader national scale and stronger brand recognition than WelFare.
• ALSOK Care (ALSOK介護支援株式会社): Subsidiary of security giant ALSOK providing group homes, daycare, and in-home care for the elderly. Comparable in service mix to WelFare, with the advantage of a much larger corporate parent.

Regional players

• Medicinal IKKO Group (メディカル一光グループ): WelFare's publicly-listed parent (JASDAQ: 3353), operating dispensary pharmacies, group homes, and daycare centers in western Japan. Comparable business activities at the group level, though WelFare operates as a standalone subsidiary within the group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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