Gazelle

What Gazelle does

Gazelle Inc. (ガゼル株式会社) is a private Japanese welfare services group founded in 2015 and headquartered in Higashi-ku, Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture). It operates a diversified care and welfare portfolio through multiple wholly-owned brand subsidiaries, including residential fee-based elderly homes under the ナーシング和楽縁 (Nursing Warakuen) brand, the ナーシングシアラス brand in Kasugai City, the 松柏苑 rehabilitation-focused day and visiting care brand operated via subsidiary 株式会社LUAGO, the クレイドル group home series, the わーくdeみのりあ Type B employment continuation support program for persons with disabilities, and the ばんびーの after-school day service for children with disabilities in Tokyo's Edogawa-ku. The company's core specialization is high medical dependency elderly care — its residential homes provide 24-hour nurse availability and accept residents on ventilators, in cancer end-stage, and on dialysis, with end-of-life (看取り) care as a differentiator.

Revenue is generated primarily through monthly subscription fees at residential facilities (e.g., ¥136,500/month at ナーシング和楽縁 comprising rent ¥40,000, meals ¥46,500, and management ¥50,000, with no entrance fee) and unit-based pricing at day services (¥699-1,396 per use by care level, plus add-on fees for diapers). Distribution is regional and direct: services are delivered through Gazelle-owned facilities across Nagoya wards (千種区, 緑区, 名東区, 中川区, 天白区, 北区) and surrounding cities (春日井市, 豊明市), with customer acquisition driven by care manager, hospital, and clinic referral networks plus organic community engagement.

The technology backbone is the Ricoh Care Marche (リコーけあマルシェ) DX monitoring system, integrating cameras, sleep scanners, and bed sensors to support resident safety and reduce staff burden. This DX stack was first deployed at ナーシング和楽縁豊明 (opened Nov 2025) and propagated to subsequent openings (東春田, 高坂, 元志賀) in 2026, including the brand's largest facility at 70 rooms (高坂). Business is supported by ancillary subsidiaries including Gキャスト (HR and staffing dispatch) and ミライフ相談室 (consultation support), indicating an ecosystem approach to monetizing the core care platform.

Name

Gazelle

Legal name

ガゼル株式会社

Website

https://gazelle-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Gazelle Inc. is a private Nagoya-based welfare group operating residential elderly homes, day services, group homes, rehabilitation, disability employment, and children's services across Aichi Prefecture and Tokyo, with a core specialization in 24-hour nurse-staffed high medical dependency care.

Ownership category

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Product category

Senior Care Services

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

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PRIMARYHLADABAE

Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Assisted Living Facilities

SECONDARYHLADAIAJ

Community-Based Senior Centers with Adult Day Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Adult Day Health Care & Senior Day Care

SECONDARYHLADAIAI

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Adult Day Health Care & Senior Day Care

SECONDARYHSABAAAG

Safety Check-Ins, Wellness Calls & Monitoring (Non-Clinical)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Non-Medical Companion Care

Keywords

• Residential nursing care
• Senior care services
• Disability welfare services
• Visiting nursing care
• Group home operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gazelle (ガゼル株式会社) operates a multi-brand welfare services portfolio centered on residential paid nursing homes (ナーシング和楽縁 / ナーシングシアラス) with 24-hour nurse availability for elderly requiring high medical dependency care (ventilators, dialysis, end-of-life). The group also provides day services (デイサービス), visiting nursing and rehabilitation stations (訪問看護リハビリステーション松柏苑), group homes for persons with disabilities (クレイドル グループホーム), Type B employment continuation support (わーくdeみのりあ), and after-school day services for children with disabilities (ばんびーの).

Product overview

ガゼル株式会社（Gazelle）は、愛知県名古屋市で介護福祉事業を展開する企业提供。主力ブランド「ナーシング和楽縁」は24時間看護師対応の住宅型有料ホームとして、人工呼吸器・がん終末期・看取り等の重い医療にも対応可能な全10拠点以上のネットワークを形成。グループには、放課後等デイサービス「ばんびーの」、就労継続支援B型「わーくdeみのりあ」、グループホーム「クレイドル」、リハビリ特化のデイサービス・訪問看護「松柏苑」（株式会社LUAGO運営）などが含まれる多角的な介護福祉サービスポートフォリオを構築。訪問看護ステーション4箇所、ヘルパーステーション4箇所など地域の皆様を支えるインフラ事業を展開。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ナーシング和楽縁: 24時間看護師対応の住宅型有料老人ホームブランド
• ナーシングシアラス
• 松柏苑
• わーくdeみのりあ
• ばんびーの
• クレイドル グループホーム

Products and services

• ナーシング和楽縁 (Nursing Warakuen)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ricoh Japan (リコピージャパン株式会社)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for DX monitoring technology implementation. Ricoh Japan provides the integrated monitoring system 'Ricoh Care Marche' (リコピーけあマルシェ) used across ナーシング和楽縁 facilities for resident safety monitoring through cameras, bed sensors, and sleep scanners. This technology partnership enables advanced care while reducing staff burden.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sompo Care Inc. Japan's largest operator of paid elderly nursing homes (有料老人ホーム) and in-home care services, with hundreds of facilities nationwide. Directly comparable to Gazelle's ナーシング和楽縁 residential pay-for-care model, though at vastly larger scale and broader national footprint.
• Human Holdings Co., Ltd. Japanese provider of elderly care (有料老人ホーム, デイサービス), disability welfare services (就労支援, 児童発達支援), and care staffing. Closely matches Gazelle's combined elderly + disability + children's services portfolio under a multi-brand group structure.
• Solasto Corporation: Japanese provider of home-visit nursing (訪問看護), home care, and disability welfare services with a national footprint of visiting nursing stations. Most directly comparable to Gazelle's 松柏苑 rehabilitation-focused day service and 訪問看護ステーション operations.
• Nichiigakkan Co., Ltd. Long-established Japanese provider of medical, nursing, and daycare services including 有料老人ホーム operations and 訪問看護 stations. Comparable to Gazelle's combination of residential nursing care and in-home nursing across a multi-prefecture footprint.
• LITALICO Inc. TSE-listed Japanese operator specializing in disability welfare services (就労支援, 児童発達支援/放課後デイサービス) and pediatric development support. Directly comparable to Gazelle's ばんびーの (after-school day service for children with disabilities) and わーくdeみのりあ (Type B employment support) segments.
• Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd. Major Japanese senior care provider operating residential, in-home, and dementia care under the まどか, ボンセジュール, and ここち brands. Directly comparable as a multi-brand residential elderly care operator serving similar middle-class family decision-makers.
• Care21 Co., Ltd. TSE-listed Japanese operator of 有料老人ホーム, group homes, day services, and disability welfare programs across multiple regions. Closely mirrors Gazelle's vertically-integrated multi-segment care model and is a direct competitor for care manager referrals in the Aichi market.

Broad incumbents

• ALSOK (Sogo Security Services Co., Ltd.): Major Japanese security services firm that has expanded into elderly safety monitoring, emergency response, and care services (見守りサービス) through its subsidiary ALSOK Care. Relevant to Gazelle's Ricoh-backed DX monitoring proposition as a competing end-to-end safety-and-care brand.

Regional players

• Tokai Corporation: Mid-sized Japanese operator of nursing homes, group homes, and home care services concentrated in the Tokai/Aichi region - Gazelle's core market. Comparable as a regionally rooted multi-segment welfare operator rather than a national chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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