Aged-care homes paid to improve self-reliance of residents

Aged-care homes paid to improve self-reliance of residents

Photo taken Sept. 29, 2016, in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, shows a resident of nursing-care home Keizanso eating snacks while a care worker looks on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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