Japan has the highest population of elderly people in the world. A nursing home in southern Japan had posted an ad. The ad said ‘People Wanted. Diapers and milk powder are provided as salary to those who join us. “The only important job of the selected is to roam around the nursing home with the caretakers. They can take breaks depending on hunger, sleep or their mood,” it was announced.
Kimi Kondo, chief executive of the nursing home, said:
More than 30 children have been registered so far to cheer up the 100+ 80-year-olds staying at our home. Old people express happiness just by seeing children.
There is no such thing as a shift system. Children and their mothers
You can come at home all the time. It’s like taking them to a park. The announcement has been well received.
Elders are happy to see children and congratulate them. They kiss and hug. Some of the kids have become like real grandmas and grandkids with the elders in our home.
This is what he said.
‘Children are very beautiful. It reminds me of having a child when I was young,’ said an elderly man in a TV interview.