Home-Visit Nursing Station Closure Rate is Twice That of General Companies; Japan Male Nurses Association Supervises Manuals to Break Down This Barrier
The Japan Male Nurses Association has supervised practical manuals for home-visit nursing station operations within eWeLL Co., Ltd.'s renewed "iBow New Business Perfect Course." This initiative addresses the high closure rate of home-visit nursing stations, which stands at 6.6%—double that of general SMEs—due to inadequate practical responses and personalized on-site operations. The expanded manuals, now totaling 35, focus on content that can be immediately implemented from the first day of opening, aiming to provide practical knowledge to support sustainable business operations and improve the quality of home-visit nursing.
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The Japan Male Nurses Association (Representative Director: Kosuke Tsubota) supervised the practical manuals for home-visit nursing station operations in the "iBow New Business Perfect Course," which was renewed on March 27, 2026, by eWeLL Co., Ltd. (TSE Growth: 5038), a home healthcare platform provider.
■ Background: Providing 'on-site usable manuals' to an industry with a 6.6% closure rate
According to a survey by the National Association of Home-Visit Nursing Services, the closure rate for home-visit nursing stations in fiscal year 2025 reached 6.6%, approximately twice that of general small and medium-sized enterprises (3.4%). Inadequate practical responses after opening and the personalization of on-site operations have become structural issues threatening the survival of these stations.
Our association has collaborated with the Home-Visit Nursing Support Association to continuously support the sustainable operation of home-visit nursing businesses, including the creation of guidelines for business succession. Furthermore, prompted by a presentation on customer harassment countermeasures at the Japan Academy of Community Health Nursing, we have accumulated practical approaches to on-site issues in home-visit nursing, such as publishing a book on patient harassment countermeasures in home-visit nursing settings (『BOOK for Nurses: Preventing and Responding to Patient Harassment』, Medical Friend Co., March 2026).
■ Supervision Details
In this renewal, the number of practical templates and manuals was significantly expanded from 18 to 35. Our association was responsible for areas directly related to the on-site operation of home-visit nursing stations, emphasizing content structure that can be 'immediately implemented from the first day of opening.'
Provided Information
Start Date (Renewal Date): March 27, 2026
Service Area: Nationwide
Price: 150,000 yen (excluding tax)
https://ewellibow.jp/lp/newstation/
■ Comment from Representative Director, Kosuke Tsubota
The reality that the closure rate of home-visit nursing stations is twice that of general companies indicates the existence of "on-site barriers" that cannot be overcome by aspiration alone. Manuals are a sure way to lower those barriers. We are delighted to be able to deliver the practical knowledge we have accumulated in the field to new business owners nationwide.
■ Comment from Executive Officer, Marin Iwanaga
"It's harder than I thought." Those of us, including myself, who have been involved in establishing home-visit nursing businesses say this in unison. A significant portion of that "harder than I thought" is dedicated to preparing manuals for designated applications. Manuals increase year by year, and after they are created, they gather dust in the back of a locked locker... We poured our hearts into overcoming such worries. Furthermore, the manuals themselves serve as textbooks for home-visit nursing, supporting the high quality of home-visit nursing.
■ Strengthening Home-Visit Nursing Support from FY2026
From fiscal year 2026, our association will further strengthen its support activities for home-visit nursing providers. We will address all issues related to home-visit nursing, including business startup support, business continuity, improvement of on-site working environments, and harassment countermeasures, through three approaches: education, policy recommendations, and content development.
■ Recruiting Free Members
The Japan Male Nurses Association welcomes nursing professionals, regardless of gender, to join. We are looking for colleagues to support the field of home-visit nursing together and create the future of nursing.
▼Click here for membership and details
https://gkb.jp/s/jmns/application
■ About the Japan Male Nurses Association
Established in September 2014. A nursing support organization with the mission of "Nursing for Nurses," operating in six areas: Nursing DX, patient harassment countermeasures, home-visit nursing support, industrial nursing, and remote nursing.
【Contact】 Japan Male Nurses Association, Public Relations Department Email: info@nursemen.net
■ Background: Providing 'on-site usable manuals' to an industry with a 6.6% closure rate
According to a survey by the National Association of Home-Visit Nursing Services, the closure rate for home-visit nursing stations in fiscal year 2025 reached 6.6%, approximately twice that of general small and medium-sized enterprises (3.4%). Inadequate practical responses after opening and the personalization of on-site operations have become structural issues threatening the survival of these stations.
Our association has collaborated with the Home-Visit Nursing Support Association to continuously support the sustainable operation of home-visit nursing businesses, including the creation of guidelines for business succession. Furthermore, prompted by a presentation on customer harassment countermeasures at the Japan Academy of Community Health Nursing, we have accumulated practical approaches to on-site issues in home-visit nursing, such as publishing a book on patient harassment countermeasures in home-visit nursing settings (『BOOK for Nurses: Preventing and Responding to Patient Harassment』, Medical Friend Co., March 2026).
■ Supervision Details
In this renewal, the number of practical templates and manuals was significantly expanded from 18 to 35. Our association was responsible for areas directly related to the on-site operation of home-visit nursing stations, emphasizing content structure that can be 'immediately implemented from the first day of opening.'
Provided Information
Start Date (Renewal Date): March 27, 2026
Service Area: Nationwide
Price: 150,000 yen (excluding tax)
https://ewellibow.jp/lp/newstation/
■ Comment from Representative Director, Kosuke Tsubota
The reality that the closure rate of home-visit nursing stations is twice that of general companies indicates the existence of "on-site barriers" that cannot be overcome by aspiration alone. Manuals are a sure way to lower those barriers. We are delighted to be able to deliver the practical knowledge we have accumulated in the field to new business owners nationwide.
■ Comment from Executive Officer, Marin Iwanaga
"It's harder than I thought." Those of us, including myself, who have been involved in establishing home-visit nursing businesses say this in unison. A significant portion of that "harder than I thought" is dedicated to preparing manuals for designated applications. Manuals increase year by year, and after they are created, they gather dust in the back of a locked locker... We poured our hearts into overcoming such worries. Furthermore, the manuals themselves serve as textbooks for home-visit nursing, supporting the high quality of home-visit nursing.
■ Strengthening Home-Visit Nursing Support from FY2026
From fiscal year 2026, our association will further strengthen its support activities for home-visit nursing providers. We will address all issues related to home-visit nursing, including business startup support, business continuity, improvement of on-site working environments, and harassment countermeasures, through three approaches: education, policy recommendations, and content development.
■ Recruiting Free Members
The Japan Male Nurses Association welcomes nursing professionals, regardless of gender, to join. We are looking for colleagues to support the field of home-visit nursing together and create the future of nursing.
▼Click here for membership and details
https://gkb.jp/s/jmns/application
■ About the Japan Male Nurses Association
Established in September 2014. A nursing support organization with the mission of "Nursing for Nurses," operating in six areas: Nursing DX, patient harassment countermeasures, home-visit nursing support, industrial nursing, and remote nursing.
【Contact】 Japan Male Nurses Association, Public Relations Department Email: info@nursemen.net