Staff in rest homes as grey as the residentsANNA FIFIELD Kunio Odaira, 72, is one of 119 caregivers at the Cross Heart rest home in Yokohama, Japan. He's one of the staff members, part of an increasingly grey workforce in an increasingly grey country. It's fun, but it's also hard work," Odaira said during a break from his caregiving duties on a recent day. Kiyoko Tsuboi, a 95-year-old who comes into the rest home during the day, said she likes having Odaira around. Still, Japan can't rely solely on seniors or, potentially, robots to staff its nursing homes, where the need will only grow as the population ages, analysts say.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2017 07:30 UTC