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Introduction to Anpi Care

Vacan, a pioneering company focused on connecting people and spaces through technology, will introduce a novel service named 'Anpi Care' at the upcoming CareTEX Tokyo'26 from February 25 to 27, 2026. This service is specifically designed for disaster response within the home healthcare and nursing care sectors. The company, headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, has been actively collaborating with over 300 municipalities across Japan, especially in disaster prevention areas, to enhance their emergency response capabilities.

Background of Service Development

In recent years, the increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters has highlighted the urgent need to ensure the safety of elderly individuals and those with disabilities receiving home healthcare services. With many home users finding it difficult to access necessary information or evacuate in times of emergency, establishing a swift and reliable safety confirmation system has become a pressing issue.

In response to this need, starting in April 2024, regulatory measures will mandate home caregiving service providers to draft and implement business continuity plans (BCP), especially concerning natural disasters and infectious diseases. Such measures now also entail potential reward deductions of up to 3% for those without prescribed plans, elevating the significance of this issue in the healthcare sector.

The traditional safety confirmation processes assumed that individuals were gathered in offices or designated facilities. However, this approach often leaves the home users—who are spread out across communities—without adequate mechanisms for safety checks during disasters. Issues such as time-consuming manual phone calls, fragmented information between service providers, and concentrated communication burdens on users and their families are common. There has largely been a lack of tailored services specifically focusing on confirming the safety of individual users.

To address these challenges, Vacan has developed Anpi Care, a safety confirmation service tailored for home healthcare and nursing care.

Overview of Anpi Care

Anpi Care provides a systematic approach to quickly confirm the status of home users via SMS during disaster events. This system allows for the immediate sharing and organization of responses internally among service providers and relevant stakeholders. One of the major benefits of this service is that it does not require app installation or prior setup—service can commence immediately with just a mobile phone number.

Key Features of Anpi Care

• - Mass SMS Dispatch: Automatically linked with weather data for timely delivery and follow-ups.
• - User-Friendly Response Interface: Users can complete their status reporting with just two to three clicks.
• - Real-Time Visualization: Compiles and manages responses, including phone-verification outcomes, within the service provider's operational area.
• - BCP Training Mode: Supports training drills for emergency preparedness.
• - CSV Data Output: Designed with municipal collaboration in mind for extensive data utilization.

Anpi Care aspires not only to function as a stand-alone tool for service providers but also to serve as a crucial information infrastructure that bridges public assistance (administration) and mutual support (service providers) within community care frameworks. During the exhibition, Vacan will showcase the features and potential applications of Anpi Care.

Current Development Status

Vacan aims to refine Anpi Care for greater usability in home healthcare and nursing environments. The exhibition is not a launch announcement but an opportunity to gather insights for future testing and service enhancements.

Future Visions

Leveraging its strong track record of collaboration with municipal entities in disaster prevention, Vacan seeks to evolve Anpi Care into a comprehensive platform for safety confirmation that ties together home healthcare providers and local government. This initiative aims to facilitate the efficient organization and sharing of safety information for home users, thereby enhancing the community’s overall disaster response capabilities.

Event Details

• - Exhibition Name: Tokyo Care Week'26, including CareTEX Tokyo'26
• - Dates: February 25-27, 2026
• - Location: Tokyo Big Sight, West Exhibition Hall, Booth 8-27
• - Organizer: Boutique Inc.

About Vacan Co., Ltd.

Name: Vacan Co., Ltd.
CEO: Kōno Tsuyoshi
Address: 3F Nakarin Auto Building, 2-8-4 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Established: June 2016
Website: Vacan
Vacan has been selected as a J-Startup 2019 company by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. With a mission to