サンウェルズは、パーキンソン病専門施設「PDハウス」を全国で35施設運営し、専門医による診療やリハビリテーションなど、難病の方に寄り添ったケアサービスを提供しています。またサンウェルズでは、施設利用者へのサービスの向上を目指すとともに、職員の働きやすさに配慮し、職員の離職防止につなげることで介護業界における人材の供給に貢献しています。July 31, 2024.
SBI Shinsei Bank Corporation.
Hokuriku Bank Co., Ltd.
SBIShinsei Bank Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Katsuya Kawashima; hereinafter referred to as "SBI Shinsei Bank") and Hokuhoku Financial Group's Hokuriku Bank Co., Ltd. (Head office: Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, President: Hiroshi Nakazawa; hereinafter referred to as "Hokuriku Bank") executed a social loan※1 that meets SBI Shinsei Bank's "Shinsei Social Finance Framework" to Sanwells Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Ryoji Naeshiro; Headquarters: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture), which operates Parkinson's disease special facilities, on July 31, 2024.
This social loan to Sanwells is the second one following February 2024 and will be used to fund a Parkinson's disease specialty facility scheduled to open in Niigata Prefecture.
Sanwells operates 35 Parkinson's disease specialty facilities called "PD Houses" throughout Japan, providing care services that are tailored to people with difficult diseases, such as medical treatment and rehabilitation by specialists. In addition, Sanwells aims to improve services for facility users while considering the workability of staff, contributing to the supply of human resources in the nursing care industry to prevent staff turnover.
Through social loans, SBI Shinsei Bank and Hokuriku Bank Co., Ltd. will support the further development of Sanwells' sustainability management.
| Borrower | Sanwells Co., Ltd. |
| Use of funds | New construction costs (including refinancing of previous bridging funds) for Parkinson's disease specialty facilities (PD Houses) to be opened by Sanwells |
| Social significance of this case | Providing essential access to healthcare for seniors and patients, etc. From the perspective of residents: "Securing a stable recuperating life and improving the quality of life through specialized facilities." From the perspective of residents' families: "Reducing nursing care resignation" and "promoting women's social participation." From the perspective of facility staff: "Preventing staff turnover" and "supplying nursing care human resources (including those who possess knowledge of difficult diseases)." |
| Consistency between the social impact brought about by this case and social issues | Evaluated mainly as a contribution to goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages), 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls), and 8 (Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all) of the SDGs. It also aligns with the Japanese government and local governments' policies on difficult diseases and elderly welfare. |
| Other evaluation points regarding this loan | Sanwells is working to improve the QOL of its residents by providing specialized rehabilitation programs (supervised by medical specialists), neurology outpatient medical treatment by neurologists, 24-hour nursing care and medication management for residents. In addition, Sanwells has introduced an internal qualification system to improve employee health and working conditions and to contribute to the satisfaction of PD house users through the development of employee skills. |
| Representative | President and CEO, Katsuya Kawashima |
| Location | 2-4-3, Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Nomura Building, Nihonbashi Muromachi |
| Representative | President, Hiroshi Nakazawa |
| Location | 1-2-26, Tsutsumi-cho Dori, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture |
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