How to take care of the elderly is a major problem in modern life. Faced with the increasingly high cost of living, most people are busy with work, and the phenomenon of "empty nests" among the elderly is increasing.
The survey shows that young people to take on the responsibility of caring for the elderly out of emotion and obligation will be detrimental to the sustainable development of the relationship and the physical and mental health of both parties in the long run. In foreign countries, hiring a professional caregiver for the elderly has become the most common way. However, the world is now facing a shortage of caregivers. Accelerated social aging and unfamiliar nursing skills will make "social care for the elderly" a problem.
Japan has the highest level of aging in the world. People over 60 years old account for 32.79% of the national population. Therefore, nursing robots have become the largest market in Japan and the most competitive market for various nursing robots.
In Japan, there are two main application scenarios for nursing robots. One is nursing robots launched for family units, and the other is nursing robots launched for institutions such as nursing homes. There is not much difference in function between the two, but due to price and other factors, the demand for nursing robots in the personal home market is far less than that in nursing homes and other institutions. For example, the robot "HSR" developed by Japan's Toyota Company is currently mainly used in nursing homes, schools, hospitals and other scenarios. Or within the next 2-3 years, Toyota "HSR" will start to provide leasing services for home users.
In terms of the business model in the Japanese market, nursing robots are currently mainly leased. The cost of a single robot ranges from tens to millions, which is an unaffordable price for both families and elderly care institutions. , and the demand for nursing homes is not 1.2 units, so leasing has become the most reasonable business model.
A nationwide survey in Japan has found that the use of robot care can make more than a third of the elderly in nursing homes more active and autonomous. Many elderly people also report that robots actually make it easier for them to relieve their burden compared to human care. The elderly no longer worry about wasting the staff's time or energy due to their own reasons, they no longer need to hear more or less complaints from the staff, and they no longer encounter incidents of violence and abuse against the elderly.
With the arrival of the global aging market, the application prospects of nursing robots can be said to be very broad. In the future, the use of nursing robots will not only be limited to homes and nursing homes, but there will also be a large number of nursing robots in hotels, restaurants, airports and other scenes.
Post time: Oct-16-2023
