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ABILITIES CARE-NET, INC.
JAPAN ABILITIES ASSOCIATION
Japan Abilities Association (JAA) is a non-profit organization approved
by the Government as NPO, established in 1966 by Mr. Hiroyasu Itoh. Our
credo is“I seek opportunity, not security”.
Since its establishment, Association has continued to promote independent
living for the people with disability. It has been completed as “Life
Support Program”that involve twelve kinds of living and healthcare services
for the members of JAA. “Life Support Program” has been working not only
for the people with disability but also for the employees and their families
of business companies like Nissan Motors, AEON etc. In October 2005, the total number became to 300,000. We have 500 hospitals, day service centers and
nursing homes to work together with us for our members.
ABILITIES CARE-NET, INC. AND RELATIVE COMPANIES
To prove the credo of Association, Japan Abilities Incorporated (JAI)
was established to employ the people with severely disability who were
able to work asnormal employees in general business environment, and not
in a sheltered workshop or supported facility. Japan Abilities Inc. was
founded in 1966, two months after forming Association. Mr. Itoh and other
9 people invested $15,000 and employed four disabled people. At the time,
he was 24 years old and a new university graduate. He was driven to establish
these organizations from his experience of having been refused employment
by over 100 companies because of his own disability.
The activities of both Association and Company have made positive influences
on the Government and Parliament in Japan, and have resulted in 1975 passage
of a law that promotes the employment of the people with disability. Today
any company must employ the people with disability, who make up 1.8% of
the total employees.
Abilities Care-net,Inc. is one of the leading companies in developing,
distributing and providing the equipment for the people with disability
and the elderly in the field of rehabilitation and home care. The company
is truly international in scope, having partnerships with over sixty manufacturers
of the US, Canada, Europe and Asia.
ASSISTED LIVING HOME AND RELATIVE BUSINESS
In 1999, April, Japan Abilities started the business of Assisted Living
Home to provide dwellings, meals and care services to the seniors and
the people with disability. In 2 years until 2002, we opened Day Care
Centers, Home visiting nurse Station, Home Rehabilitation service centers
etc. Now we have total 16 facilities in Tokyo and Osaka area.
HISTORY
April
Establishment of Japan Abilities Association.
June
Establishment of Japan Abilities, Inc.
Capital: JP 1.5 million
July
Held the first exhibition for rehabilitation equipment on the 33rd floor
in Kasumigaseki Bldg. in Tokyo. Open rehabilitation division and start
the business relationship with manufacturers of Europe and U.S.A.
Created Homecare & Rehab Show by the requirement of the Ministry of
Health to Mr. H. Itoh. It's continued to today and will be held on September
2006 as 33rd, and developed to one of the major healthcare show in the
world.
Sept.
Invited The couple of Dr. H. Viscardi, Jr. (the Founder of National Center
for Disability Services) to Japan and held the lecture meetings in Tokyo,
Osaka and Yamanashi Prefecture.
Oct.
Was commended officially for a model corporation of employment for the
disabled by the Minister of Labor.
April
Abilities Jusco, Inc. opened the first book and soundstore,“SCRUM”, as a model
corporation of employment for the severely disabled in Sendai city. It is a joint venture Japan Abilities and Aeon Corporation, this is the largest shopping mall company in Japan.
May
Started a mail-order business for aids of daily living and nursing for
the disabled and elderly persons.
August
Established a nursing home at Chinen, Okinawa (sold in 1998).
April
Established Abilities Life, Inc. Constructed hotel with care“Resort Island
View” at Chinen, Okinawa prefecture and started the operation（sold in 1999）.
June
Opened the Counseling Service Department for care and rehabilitation
as one of Life Support Program of Japan Abilities Association. Started
the cooperation with major Insurance companies.
April
Established Housing Sales Department and Center for Adapted House.
Start the operation for Rehabilitation Equipment Exhibition Hall at Kobe
City General Center. This was entrusted by Kobe city.
Feb.
Started the rental business of caring equipment officially.
March
Opened the satellite office at Kanagawa Science Park, Kawasaki city.
This is one of experiments on Employment for severely disabled by Ministry
of Labor and we were entrusted to join this experiment.
April
Started the sales of“Wheelchair Users Insurance Program”by JAI (which
is related with three Insurance Companies).
August
Opened 1st“Life Support Station”store in Yokohama.
October
Started Volunteer Group of Amateur Carpenters. They do work, such as
to install grab rails, to make raised wooden bath floor by using their
technique that was gained by their hobby. They later helped the installation
of grab rails to the temporary houses of 350 for Kobe Earthquake refugees
embodied from Kobe city.
April
Celebrate 30th anniversary of Abilities Movement.
May
Started“Abilities Development Committee”who study evaluation & Development
system for vocational rehab. Originally it was formed as Micro Tower Committee.
To study more widely, name was renewed and the activity will be enlarged.
August
Opened the 2nd“SCRUM” store of Abilities Jusco at Ohgawara,
Miyagi prefecture.
January
Started“Abilities Transportation System (ATS)” with volunteer base. We
use specially equipped Renault Master and Nissan Serena. Abilities Life
Support member can use when they need transportation. It started in Tokyo,
Kanagawa area first.
June
Started training program for Japanese professionals and local government
persons. Contracted with Naestved Kommune in Denmark, first delegation
(20 persons) studied at Naestved city for 2 weeks.
February
Opened Tokyo West Logistic Center at Nishitokyo City, Tokyo.
May
Abilities Franchise Chain of Care and Rehab merchandises has started.
Fuji Film's cooperation as the first one has opened in Odawara,
Kanagawa Prefecture.
Number of members for Life Support Program exceeded 960,000 families.
The major group members are Health Insurance Organizations of SONY,
HITACHI and NISSAN Labor Union, Jusco Employees Organization,
the major clients group of 6 insurance companies.
April
Started the business of Assisted Living Home which is one of our comprehensive
welfare services for the disabled and seniors. The first one named“Blueberry
Court Fuchu” which was built with 30 rooms.
May
Opened“Moegien Kichijoji Honcho Clinic”. It is located in the 2nd floor
of the same building where our ichijoji Technical Aid Center of JAI is
at the first floor.“Day Care Center”is operated in the clinic.“Day Care
enter”gives the service for forty senior people everyday which hospitals
and clinic offer for seniors and the service are rehabilitation, meals,
bathing etc. 2 doctors, 5 PTs and OT, Visiting nurses and licensed care
workers, lso provide visiting medical services and rehabilitation in the
home.
July
Japan Abilities, inc. established the new company called“Life Support
Club“ with Seikatsu Club CO-OP Chiba on July 15. It works as a sales company
for the market of Chiba Prefecture.“Seikatsu”means Life. Capital is 30
million yen. The family number of members is 34,000. They started providing
home care service to their members 5 years ago and it was the first among
many CO-OP organizations. They now provide 100.000 hours care service
per year and manage Day service center also. New company supply Support
Programs and Home Care and rehab equipment of Japan Abilities. Also, JAI
has established the activities around Mt. Fuji area by the franchise contract
and Fuji Film Company.
September
We opened new Retail Shop at the newly-built 6 stories-building near
Yokohama Port. It is 10 minutes walk from nearest main station. On 6th
floor, this is the floor for Business Support Center,“New Life Mart”ection
is included.
March
Open Osaka Rental Center
In Care Insurance, 12 kinds of technical aids are supplied to the applicants
of care insurance under rental system. We opened rental center in Tokyo
5 years ago and in March this year we opened another one in Osaka to do
service in Osaka area.
April
Open Kashiwa Retail Shop in Chiba Prefecture
We opened retail shop of “Seikatsu Club Abilities”The first floor is
the retail shop and the second floor of this building is the Kashiwa Branch
of Seikatsu Club Abilities who provide services of care management and
home helper.
We plan to make good cooperation each other.
June
Open East Tokyo Sales Station
We opened “East Tokyo Station”. As care insurance started, sales activity
which has close contact with local area is more and more requested. Then
we opened East Tokyo Station to support east part of Tokyo.
May
Start Ten-million House “Tsukimiji”
Musashino City, Tokyo has plan to supply the facility for the elderly
people in their area. The purpose is to take them from home and give active
seniors enjoyable life. We were embodied from Musashino City to manage
one of their facilities. The name of “Tsukimi-ji”(means the street with
good view to see moon) comes from the name of the street of this house
locate. We serve lunch and give enjoyable program such as noodle making
etc.
August
Open Retail shop in Osaka
We didn’t have our own retail shop in Osaka city, though we were embodied
the management of the shop from Osaka City(ATC Ageless Center), Nishinomiya
City and Kobe City. On August 22, we opened our own retail shop at Joto
Sekime,
Osaka city. This shop is around 10 minutes by car from our Osaka Branch.
October
Open Waseda Day Service Center
We were embodied from Shinjuku ward, Tokyo to manage Day Service center
in Waseda. The capacity is up to 28 persons. The supply of Day Service
program, Monday to Saturday is short in some areas and this is one of
key programs under the care insurance. We will provide transportation
between the center and resident’s home, supply lunch and provide day program.
March
Open the second facility of Assisted Living Home for the elderly
We opened the new facility close to the first facility (10 minutes by
car). This facility also has the 28 rooms. So-called “elderly apartment”
cannot provide services resident needs. Then we will accept dementia persons
in this new facility of Assisted Living Home .
April
Open Day Service Center, Group Home for the dementias, and Assisted Living
Home in Kawaguchi
May
Open Day Service Center in Setagaya, Tokyo
June
Opened Visiting Nurse Station
We started the service of “Visiting Nurse & Rehab Station” located
at Waseda facility.
Move of Tokyo Rental Center and Expansion of Rental Depot
At the finish of contract for 5 years, Tokyo Rental Center moved to Kodaira
City.
It is around 1 hour by car from the head office. We will open the first
rental service facility in Kita Kyushu in November.
Got “Award of the diploma of the National Association for Danish Enterprise
and Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honor”
Hiroyasu Itoh, CEO got “Award of the diploma of the National Association
for Danish Enterprise and Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honor” in recognition
of outstanding services to the trade relation between Denmark and Japan.
Ceremony was held on June 11 at Danish Embassy in Tokyo.
September
Japan Abilities Association work as the secretariat at Annual Conference
of
Japan GP Network Association in Tokyo
Japan GP (General Practitioner) Network was established in September
1995 by 17 clinics throughout Japan based on the proposal from Doctor
Kuroiwa that we should have the network by people with many kinds of professionals
and general people who are interested in home medicine and talk realistically.
Annual Conference of this year was held on October 7 and 8, and 1,300
persons joined. Japan Abilities will strengthen the tie with clinics,
as the cooperation of medical and care field become more important under
care insurance.
November
Open Technical Aid Center at Kokura Rehab Hospital
By the cooperation with Kokura Rehabilitation Hospital, we manage the
show room for the technical aids, which open on November 17. We place
our employees and work together with the staffs of hospital to supply
the products to the patients.
March
Headquarters was relocated to Nishi-Shinjuku Matsuya Building 4F, Yoyogi4-31-6,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053, JAPAN..
April
Tokyo East Area Rental Center was established in Katsushika ward of Tokyo.
May
Life Support Kobe was established in the shopping moll of Myodani station,Kobe
city,
Hyogo prefecture.
June
Our head office was registered as the office that has a first-class architect.(Registered
by Osaka prefecture, No.19629)
July
Northern Kyushu sales office was relocated and a rental center was built
next doorto it.
November
Nagoya sales office was relocated and a rental center was built next
door to it.
April
Both Kanazawa sales office and Fukuyama sales office ( previous Chugoku
sales office) were relocated and established newly. Hiroshima sales office
were also done newly. Rental centers were built next door to each one.
May
Osaka South sales office was established and a rental center was built
next door to it.
April
Effective April 1,2004, company name was changed to Abilities Care-net
Incorporated(ACI).
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現在位置：
Educational programs for adults and children
Nursery room for children and child support program
Community hall & restaurant
Support for home-care elderly
