<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[株式会社ネクスト]]></title><description><![CDATA[介護施設・高齢者向け住宅・ホスピス施設の運営会社の集客支援、介護・看護関連企業の事業企画支援事業、介護・看取りに関する情報提供サービス業、終活サービスに関するコンテンツ、マーケティング及びメディア事業、不動産の売買・賃貸・仲介及び管理事業]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:40:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.next-corporation.info/en/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitalization Is the Gateway to End-of-Life Planning: How Discharge Support Works in Japan and Five Things Families Should Check Early]]></title><description><![CDATA[For older people in Japan, a hospital stay sets care, housing and money issues in motion all at once. Next Co., Ltd. explains why hospitals push for early discharge and five points families should check while their relative is in hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/japan-hospital-discharge-planning-families</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae700ed363de398781d97db</guid><category><![CDATA[Care & Medicine]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:05:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_1bdcdfcd666b40b09d1c189f2cccb97f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Points of Japan’s 2026 Law Reform: Registration of Private Nursing Homes and What Placement Agencies Must Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next Co., Ltd., publisher of a training textbook for care facility placement consultants, explains Japan’s 2026 amendments to the Social Welfare Act and related laws: registration of private nursing homes, measures against steering residents to affiliated services, and certification of placement agencies.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/japan-2026-private-nursing-home-law-reform</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae700eaa17a343e7cf55607</guid><category><![CDATA[Policy & Law]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_b2d306e1511b4f3e8a3442eb59dd2ce6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Housing in Japan Explained: Nursing Homes with Care, Residential Homes, Sakōjū and Tokuyō]]></title><description><![CDATA[The differences between Japan’s main types of senior housing: private nursing homes with care, residential-type homes, serviced housing for older people (sakōjū), group homes, special nursing homes (tokuyō), rōken and kaigo iryōin, plus five points to compare.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/japan-senior-housing-types-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae700e9d01cc4cc787782e4</guid><category><![CDATA[Senior Housing & Care Facilities]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:05:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_4212fe3715894a9bb72d27524f61f4d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[End-of-Life Planning Needs Come in Three Waves: Customer Touchpoints for Senior Businesses in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Japan, demand for end-of-life planning (shukatsu) arrives in three waves: the late 60s, the late 70s, and the late 80s to 90s. We explain customer touchpoints for senior businesses and the idea of “entry businesses” and “growth businesses.”]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/japan-shukatsu-market-three-waves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae700e7a06e7879e815138a</guid><category><![CDATA[Business Development]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:05:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_2d777589a1e840a29340556e1fb66908~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support for Older People Living Alone in Japan: The Basics of Personal Guarantors, Voluntary Guardianship and Posthumous Affairs Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The basics that older people without family in Japan should prepare: personal guarantors, voluntary and statutory guardianship, contracts for posthumous affairs and lifelong support services, including the Civil Code amendment enacted in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/japan-older-adults-living-alone-support</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae700e3dc949840e6736f9d</guid><category><![CDATA[Inheritance & Money]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_25e3884f650b4b599f54db5c90f46cb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking Many Medicines and Wondering, “Is This Really Safe?”: Drug Interactions and Duplicate Prescriptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pharmacist explains what to know when you worry about taking many medicines: drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions, with examples such as warfarin and vitamin K2 and duplicated stomach medicines, and how to use a medication handbook and a regular pharmacist.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/polypharmacy-drug-interactions-older-adults</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae700e1bfa477bdc0dc3a3c</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:05:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_551e2db4ca0b49e98c65b42c095de9ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and Eating Difficulties: Eating Support and Options as the Disease Progresses]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nurse explains eating and swallowing problems in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis): a five-level severity scale for eating (FRS), mouth exercises and swallowing techniques, breathing function and the timing of gastrostomy, and surgery to prevent aspiration.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/als-eating-and-swallowing-support</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae700df1f42626118d0990e</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:05:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_706281f8e5704351905c26e301665600~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Will You Do When You Can No Longer Eat? Tube Feeding, IV Nutrition, or Choosing to Do Nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nurse explains the options when someone can no longer eat by mouth (tube feeding such as gastrostomy or a nasogastric tube; peripheral or central IV nutrition and subcutaneous infusion; or doing nothing), the pros and cons of each, and what matters most in the decision.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/when-older-adults-can-no-longer-eat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae700dd323b3239a6ae19df</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:05:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_7fe01bcb851742a79f2460f69ef7c47c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Eating Feels Difficult, Adjust the Eating Environment: Notes from the Front Lines of Eating Support (5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Difficulty eating can sometimes be eased by adjusting the “environment”: posture, the table and the type of meal. A dentist explains checkpoints for foot position, neck angle and the position of food, and which professionals to consult.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/mealtime-environment-posture-older-adults</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae6ff361f42626118d0985a</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:58:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_cc7e9b20d9d5488291bd21f1c3d0e25c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding How We Eat by Mouth: Notes from the Front Lines of Eating Support (4)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dentist breaks eating by mouth down into recognizing food, chewing (mastication) and swallowing (deglutition), and explains the role of the tongue and how aspiration and swallowing disorders 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A pharmacist explains why dosing frequency is set as it is (absorption, blood levels, metabolism and excretion), why taking two doses at once is risky, how to decide using a painkiller as an example, and what to ask at the pharmacy.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/missed-medication-dose-what-to-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae6fe88bb2f2da67c6439a6</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:55:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_e406af4e878a4ab6bee6694e4c4c0d7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[After-Effects of Stroke and Eating Rehabilitation: Support That Can Continue at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nurse explains eating and swallowing disorders caused by strokes such as cerebral infarction and hemorrhage: damage to the medulla, why problems often appear after a second stroke, cases of eating rehabilitation in hospital and at home, and where to seek help.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/stroke-eating-rehabilitation-swallowing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae6fd6c385e14b6abf5d43b</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:50:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_02dde9627b5c4ee1b6a8560c2a64b041~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preventing Falls: The Surprising Link Between Walking and Dentures in Older Adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dentist explains how dentures may help prevent falls in older adults: age-related changes in walking speed and stride, the higher fall risk of people with 19 or fewer teeth and no dentures, and a study in which denture treatment reduced falls in older people with dementia.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/dentures-and-fall-prevention-older-adults</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae6fd6a7406b9df071f28b6</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_ec4276d384bd466fb7d1ff58a1f9746a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parkinson’s Disease Often Affects Eating: How to Time Medication and Adapt Meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nurse explains eating and swallowing problems in Parkinson’s disease: how disease progression relates to eating, the risk of aspiration without coughing, taking medication before meals, cohesive foods rather than finely chopped ones, supporting posture, and neck and shoulder stretches.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/parkinsons-disease-eating-swallowing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae6fd68943640e794317ec9</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:50:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_f7b46113868d47dc85ba71f88e2d0685~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take Eating Concerns to a Registered Dietitian: How to Use Home-Visit Nutrition Counseling in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Older adults living at home in Japan can consult a registered dietitian who visits them. Learn how to make up for shortfalls in protein, vitamins and fiber, use frozen vegetables, cook for people who find chewing hard, and ask a care manager or dietetic association for help.]]></description><link>https://www.next-corporation.info/en/post/registered-dietitian-home-nutrition-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae6fd661b3827946c944ddb</guid><category><![CDATA[Expert Columns]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:50:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b40814_b46d6e098d1e40419f44c03922eb3516~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>株式会社ネクスト 編集部</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>