Freeing Care Workers from Transportation Duties: The Future of Nursing Care Envisioned by Navireru
Abicoco Co., Ltd. provides "Navireru," an AI dispatch system for day services, aiming to create a society where care workers are not exhausted by transportation duties and can focus on their primary caregiving roles. By automatically optimizing transportation routes with AI and making transportation stress-free, it contributes to solving the care worker shortage problem.
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Abicoco Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture; Representative Director: Hideo Miyazawa), which provides "Navireru," an AI dispatch system for day services, aims to create "a society where care workers are not exhausted by transportation duties and can dedicate themselves to their primary caregiving roles."
## The "Invisible Burden" on Care Workers
People who aspire to work in nursing care enter this industry with the desire to "be close to the elderly" and "be of service to someone."
However, the reality on the ground was different.
30 minutes to 2 hours spent creating transportation routes starting at 7 AM. Mornings end with driving transportation vehicles and assisting users with boarding and alighting. Afternoons are also spent on transportation duties, leaving no time to talk slowly with users. Anxiety about transportation errors, stress from traffic jams, and uneven burden due to reliance on specific individuals.
"I chose this job because I wanted to provide care..."
Transportation duties are important. However, if they become a burden on care workers, oppress their primary work, and contribute to turnover—we must change that structure.
## The 2040 Problem and Care Worker Shortage
According to estimates by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, approximately 690,000 care workers will be in short supply by 2040. As the birthrate declines and the population ages, the burden on each care worker will further increase.
On the other hand, the turnover rate in the nursing care industry is higher compared to other industries, and a major reason for this is the "heavy workload."
We ask: Do care workers need to be exhausted by tasks other than caregiving?
With the evolution of technology, operational efficiency is possible. Creating an environment where care workers can fully utilize their abilities. We believe that is the first step towards a sustainable future for nursing care.
## Background of Development: Voices Heard from Nursing Care Sites
In the process of developing Navireru, we visited many nursing care sites and directly listened to the voices of care workers. What we heard were the earnest voices of workers struggling with the burden of transportation duties. These voices are the origin of Navireru's development. The efficiency of transportation duties is not just about saving time. We are convinced that it creates an environment where care workers can fully utilize their abilities and leads to improved services for users.
## The Future We Aim For
"A society where care workers can dedicate themselves to caregiving."
We will realize the following future:
### 1. Transportation Route Creation: AI Automatic Optimization
By simply inputting user information, vehicle information, and constraint conditions, AI automatically creates the optimal transportation route with a single click. Dispatch operations that traditionally took several hours are completed in just a few seconds. Joint transportation for multiple facilities is also automatically optimized and consolidated into one vehicle. Even if there are additions or changes to users, it instantly recalculates and optimizes.
### 2. Transportation Operations: Stress-Free
Visually confirm routes and visit order on a map, ensuring safe and confident transportation without getting lost. Drivers can check real-time transportation schedules, routes, and user information via a driver app. Automatic notification functions for users and their families ensure smooth information sharing. Anyone can confidently handle transportation with intuitive operations.
### 3. Reducing Reliance on Specific Individuals:
This press release is a dream of "Abicoco Co., Ltd.
Abicoco Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture; Representative Director: Hideo Miyazawa), which provides "Navireru," an AI dispatch system for day services, aims to create "a society where care workers are not exhausted by transportation duties and can dedicate themselves to their primary caregiving roles."
## The "Invisible Burden" on Care Workers
People who aspire to work in nursing care enter this industry with the desire to "be close to the elderly" and "be of service to someone."
However, the reality on the ground was different.
30 minutes to 2 hours spent creating transportation routes starting at 7 AM. Mornings end with driving transportation vehicles and assisting users with boarding and alighting. Afternoons are also spent on transportation duties, leaving no time to talk slowly with users. Anxiety about transportation errors, stress from traffic jams, and uneven burden due to reliance on specific individuals.
"I chose this job because I wanted to provide care..."
Transportation duties are important. However, if they become a burden on care workers, oppress their primary work, and contribute to turnover—we must change that structure.
## The 2040 Problem and Care Worker Shortage
According to estimates by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, approximately 690,000 care workers will be in short supply by 2040. As the birthrate declines and the population ages, the burden on each care worker will further increase.
On the other hand, the turnover rate in the nursing care industry is higher compared to other industries, and a major reason for this is the "heavy workload."
We ask: Do care workers need to be exhausted by tasks other than caregiving?
With the evolution of technology, operational efficiency is possible. Creating an environment where care workers can fully utilize their abilities. We believe that is the first step towards a sustainable future for nursing care.
## Background of Development: Voices Heard from Nursing Care Sites
In the process of developing Navireru, we visited many nursing care sites and directly listened to the voices of care workers. What we heard were the earnest voices of workers struggling with the burden of transportation duties. These voices are the origin of Navireru's development. The efficiency of transportation duties is not just about saving time. We are convinced that it creates an environment where care workers can fully utilize their abilities and leads to improved services for users.
## The Future We Aim For
"A society where care workers can dedicate themselves to caregiving."
We will realize the following future:
### 1. Transportation Route Creation: AI Automatic Optimization
By simply inputting user information, vehicle information, and constraint conditions, AI automatically creates the optimal transportation route with a single click. Dispatch operations that traditionally took several hours are completed in just a few seconds. Joint transportation for multiple facilities is also automatically optimized and consolidated into one vehicle. Even if there are additions or changes to users, it instantly recalculates and optimizes.
### 2. Transportation Operations: Stress-Free
Visually confirm routes and visit order on a map, ensuring safe and confident transportation without getting lost. Drivers can check real-time transportation schedules, routes, and user information via a driver app. Automatic notification functions for users and their families ensure smooth information sharing. Anyone can confidently handle transportation with intuitive operations.
### 3. Reducing Reliance on Specific Individuals: