[For citizens] Regarding recruitment of nursing care support volunteers
Update date: February 28, 2024
The nursing care support volunteer system is a system in which elderly people perform volunteer activities at nursing care insurance facilities, etc., and are given evaluation points based on their activity performance, and a maximum of 5,000 yen per year is provided to the volunteer upon application.
Target users
Inagi City long-term care insurance category 1 insured person (persons 65 years or older living in the city and paying long-term care insurance premiums to the city)
Activity facility
Accepting institutions designated by the city (nursing care insurance facilities, contact centers, etc.)
List of organizations accepting nursing care support volunteers (February 2020) (PDF: 172KB)
Activity content
- Guidance and participation support for recreation etc.
- Assisting with serving tea, serving food in the cafeteria, and serving food.
- Operational assistance for cafes, etc.
- Assistance with walking, going out, and moving around the facility
- Assistance with events such as food stalls, venue setup, assisting with user transportation, and performing arts shows
- person to talk to
- Minor and supportive activities carried out together with facility staff (e.g. weeding, sorting laundry, changing sheets, etc.)
- Others (e.g. taking out trash from elderly households, etc.)
Procedure for using the system
(1) Volunteer registration
Register as a volunteer at the Inagi City Social Welfare Council and receive a ``No worries about health notebook (nursing care support volunteer notebook)''.
Before starting your activities, we recommend that you take out volunteer activity insurance (300 yen premium, self-pay). Please contact the Social Welfare Council for details.
(Reference) Health-free notebook (nursing care support volunteer notebook) (PDF: 2,340KB)
(2) Volunteer activities
After receiving an introduction to the volunteer activity facility, we will carry out nursing care support volunteer activities.
(3) Get a stamp in your notebook
When you have completed your volunteer activity, please display your notebook to the staff at the activity facility and have them stamp it.
Note: The maximum amount is 1 stamp for an hour of activity, and 2 stamps per day.
(4) Awarding of evaluation points and application for grants
Submit your previous year's notebook to the Inagi City Social Welfare Council, and depending on the number of stamps you get, you can convert it into evaluation points (around April of the following year). At the same time, you can apply to convert evaluation points into grants.
(5) Transfer of grant money
After the city hall confirms any outstanding or overdue nursing care insurance premiums, the cash will be transferred to a designated financial institution's account via the Inagi City Social Welfare Council around August.
Note: You will receive a notification from the Inagi City Social Welfare Council regarding your receipt and the transfer, so please check it.
Contact Information
(1) Regarding volunteer registration Inagi City Social Welfare Council Community Welfare Section (Volunteer Center)
Phone: 042-378-3800
(2) Regarding system contents Inagi City Welfare Department Elderly Welfare Division Elderly Welfare Section Telephone: 042-378-2111 (extension 222)
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Inquiries regarding this page
Inagi City Welfare Department Elderly Welfare Division
2111 Higashinagumanuma, Inagi City, Tokyo
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-377-4781