FACTORS RELATED TO RETENTION OF FOREIGN - “SPECIFIED SKILLED NURSING CARE WORKERS” IN JAPAN - Noriko Tsukada, Jun Nishimura

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Study examines factors related to retention of Specified Skilled Nursing Care (SSNC) workers in Japan. The Japanese government introduced the “Specified Skilled Workers” residence status in 2019 to address labor shortages across 14 industries, including nursing care. Structured electronic questionnaires were sent to randomly selected corporations and hospitals nationwide that hired SSNC workers, with 340 analyzed responses from mainly five countries. Preliminary bivariate analyses link desire for a national nursing care certificate and job satisfaction to retention, with relationship strength varying by country, and country-specific policy implications are proposed.

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Factors related to retention of SSNC workers in Japan

Background: residence status and labor shortages

Method: questionnaire survey and sample

Key findings: statistically significant factors by country

Implications: country-specific policies

Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 895 Vietnam(34.1%), Philippines(25.3%), Indonesia(14.1%), Myanmar(10%) and Nepal(9.4%). Preliminary bivariate analyses revealed that “levels of desire to obtain national nursing care certificate” and “job satisfaction” were found to be statistically significantly related to retention of SSNC workers; however, its strength of the relationships varied among countries. For example, as for the levels of desire to obtain a national certificate, while it was the highest(r=.807**) for Philippine SSNC workers, it was the lowest(r=.361*) for Nepal SSNC workers. Moreover, among 37 factors asked, 11 factors were statistically significantly related to retention for Myanmar SSNC workers, while for Indonesians one factor, “increase the number of retakes of national exams,” was statistically significant. It is suggested that the government be aware of these differences among countries and develop country-specific-policies to promote retention of SSNC workers. Abstract citation ID: igaf122.3026 FACTORS RELATED TO RETENTION OF FOREIGN “SPECIFIED SKILLED NURSING CARE WORKERS” IN JAPAN Noriko Tsukada1, and Jun Nishimura2, 1. Nihon University, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2. Rissho University, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan The Japanese government created a new residence status,“Specified Skilled Workers,” to recruit foreign workers in 2019 to cope with serious labor shortages in the 14 industries, including nursing care. There is no restriction on the countries eligible to enter Japan. This study examined factors related to the retention of Specified Skilled nursing care (SSNC) workers. Structured questionnaires were sent to randomly selected 1000 corporations/hospitals nationwide that hired SSNC workers. 9 questionnaires were sent to each address, and SSNC workers were asked to respond to the survey electronically from October 31 to November 30, 2024. Despite the low effective response rate(4%), a total of 340 responses were analyzed in this study. About 93% of the respondents came from 5 countries, including

FAQs

What is the main focus of the study in Japan?

The study investigates factors related to the retention of foreign Specified Skilled Nursing Care (SSNC) workers.

How was the survey conducted and how many responses were analyzed?

Structured electronic questionnaires were sent to randomly selected corporations and hospitals nationwide that hired SSNC workers, and 340 responses were analyzed despite a low effective response rate.

Which factors were found to be related to retention, and did the results differ by country?

Desire to obtain a national nursing care certificate and job satisfaction showed statistically significant relationships with retention, while the strength and which factors mattered varied across countries.

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