Healthy elderly becoming vital support for nursing care of aged

Healthy elderly becoming vital support for nursing care of aged

Photo taken Aug. 23, 2016 shows Setsuko Kawaguchi working as a nursing-care assistant at the Ikoi no Mori geriatric health services facility in Tsu, Mie Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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