There is expected to be a shortage of nursing care staff.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".

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The number of nursing care workers is expected to be short by about 2,000 in 2026.

According to estimates by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Gunma Prefecture is expected to have a shortage of about 7,800 people in 2040. The effective job offer ratio for nursing care workers in the prefecture will be 3.71 times in 2022, and the labor shortage continues. In addition, the capacity fulfillment rate of nursing care worker training facilities has fallen to 26.9% in 2023. The prefecture is introducing a system to match people wishing to study abroad with nursing care facilities and a scholarship system.