Corporate photo
Kushiro Yoroen
Established in 1927
Early landscape
1933, Kushiro Yoroen
Founder
First Chairman / Satoru Uchida
Corporate history
| Oct.1927 | The first president, Satoru Uchida, led the initiative, and together with Kojiro Tsukano and others, established the Kushiro Yoroen for the needy. (Elderly care/childcare/accommodation business) |
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| Aug.1933 | With the acquisition of the Teshikaga Goryo Forest, the building was expanded by more than 267 square meters and the name was changed to the Kushiro Social Work Association Foundation. |
| 1937-1946 | Business falls into a slump due to the current situation. |
| Nov.1946 | Concerned about this situation, Satoru Uchida, Chojyuemon Sasaki, and Keikichi Sato worked together with other founders to improve the situation. |
| Mar.1947 | The name was changed to "Kushiro Dojinkai Foundation", and Keikichi Sato was appointed as chairman. |
| Apr.1949 | Obtained approval as a protection facility under the Public Assistance Act (capacity: 60 people) |
| May.1952 | The organization was changed to a social welfare corporation under the Social Welfare Business Law, and the name was changed to "Social Welfare Corporation Kushiro Yoroen," with Satoru Uchida appointed as the first director. |
| Sep.1960 | Following the death of the first chairman, Satoru Uchida, Minoru Uchida, the facility's director, assumed the position of chairman, but due to various circumstances, he resigned in December, and was replaced by Saburo Hara. |
| Sep.1963 | With the help of New Year's gift allocation donations and subsidies from Kushiro City, a new facility for mentally retarded children called "Hikari Gakuen" (495㎡, capacity for 30 people) was built, and operations began in October of the same year. |
| Apr.1964 | "Kushiro Yoroen" was renamed "Choseien," and the name of the corporation was changed to "Social Welfare Corporation Kushiro Aiiku Association." |
| 1967-1969 | As part of the aging maintenance plan, the old Choseien building was renovated over two years with subsidies from the national government, Hokkaido, and others for a total of 1,436 square meters (666 square meters and 770 square meters). (Changed capacity to 200 people) |
| Oct.1970 | With subsidies from the Japan Bicycle Promotion Association and Kushiro City, we built a new rehabilitation facility for the mentally retarded, Tsurugaoka Gakuen (1,580 square meters, capacity for 50 people), and began operations in November of the same year. |
| 1974,1976,1980 | With subsidies from the Japan Bicycle Promotion Association and Kushiro City, we expanded Tsurugaoka Gakuen by adding 499 m2 for the severe building, and 434 m2 and 389.79 m2 for the training buildings. (Changed capacity to 110 people) |
| Mar.1975 | In accordance with the aging maintenance plan, Chosei-en was expanded to 2,366 m2 in a 3-story reinforced concrete partially block building with subsidies from the national government, Hokkaido Prefecture, and Kushiro City, and 134 m2 was renovated. Total construction cost:292,247,000 yen. |
| Jun.1976 | Chairman Saburo Hara retires, Keiichiro Kobayashi assumes the position of Chairman. |
| Jan.1979 | With the help of subsidies from the national government, Hokkaido, and Kushiro City, we constructed a new "Kashiwa Nursery School" (638m2, capacity for 30 people), which began operations in April of the same year. |
| Apr.1979 | Prince Hitachi and his wife visited Choseien and we received a gift of money. |
| Jun.1990 | The chairman, Keiichiro Kobayashi, retired and Shigeru Igi became the chairman. |
| Sep.1990 | Construction of a well at Tsurugaoka Gakuen, which had been a long-standing issue, was carried out with funding from Hokkaido, the Community Chest of Japan, and a grant from Kushiro City. Depth 250m, total construction cost 11,536,000 yen. |
| Mar.1995 | Chairman Shigeru Igi retired, and Shizuo Funazaki assumed the position of chairman. |
| Nov.1998 | "Hikari Gakuen" Principal Minoru Uchida (Permanent Director) is awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fifth Class, for his long achievements in social welfare work (welfare for people with disabilities). |
| Oct.1999 | Due to the passing of Chairman Shizuo Funazaki, Koichi Noguchi was appointed as Chairman. |
| Apr.2003 | Due to the revision of the law, Tsurugaoka Gakuen was changed from a facility to a support facility and switched to a contract system. |
| Oct.2004 Jul.2005 |
We have started the group homes "Sumire Home" and "Aoi Home" (each with a capacity of 5 people), which are support for the independence of people with disabilities and their transition to the local community. |
| Oct.2006 | In addition to receiving the designation of "Tsurugaoka Gakuen" as a short-term admission business, "Aoi Home" was changed to a care home (community living nursing care), and the capacity of "Tsurugaoka Gakuen" was changed to 97 people. Opened "Choseien", a designated facility that uses external services, and started nursing care insurance business. |
| Dec.2006 | The capacity of "Choseien" will be changed to 180 people, 90 measures people and 90 specific people. |
| Jun.2007 | The capacity of Kashiwa Nursery School will be changed to 90 children. |
| Jun.2008 | Chairman Koichi Noguchi retires; Mamoru Uchida assumes the position of chairman. |
| Sep.2008 | Hikari Gakuen, a facility for children with disabilities, will be abolished at the end of August, and a new multi-functional facility, Hikari Independence Support Center (living care, employment transition support, employment continuation support type B), will be built with a capacity of 30 people and a wooden siding building with a floor space of 194.40. Build a new square meter and use the old gymnasium as a training room Renovated to 201.82㎡, "Care Home Hikari" with a capacity of 10 people, newly built 335.38㎡ with wooden siding, and "Care Home Kagayaki", "Care Home Habataki", and "Suzuran Home" (each with a capacity of 5 people) for communal living care. Started business. |
| Apr. 2009 | Mamoru Uchida (Chairman of Choseien) was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure and Twin Lights for his long achievements in social welfare work (welfare for the elderly). |
| Apr.2010 | After being transferred to the private sector by Kushiro City, we started operations as "Aikou Nursery School" (613.49㎡, capacity for 90 people). |
| Apr.2011 | The admission capacity of "Choseien" will be changed to 160 people, 80 measures people and 80 sspecific people. The capacity of "Hikari Independence Support Center" will be changed to 40 people. |
| Oct.2011 | We have started a day care facility called "Musa Ikoi" (capacity:13 people) as a care service business for elderly people living at home in the community. |
| Feb.2012 | With the support of the Subsidy Project for Promoting Earthquake-Resistant Development of Social Welfare Facilities and Kushiro City, a new building was built called "Tsurugaoka Gakuen" (3,382.72㎡, capacity for 90 students), and in March of the same year, it was converted into a support facility for people with disabilities. |
| Apr.2012 | The "Hikari Independence Support Center" employment transition support project will be abolished and the capacity will be changed to 34 people. In addition, "Care Home Kagayaki" will be abolished, and along with "Sumire Home" and "Hamanasu Home", the facility will start operating with a total capacity of 22 people. |
| Aug.2012 | "Tsurugaoka Gakuen Principal Kiyomatsu Okumura" (Executive Director) was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure and Twin Lights for his long achievements in social welfare work (welfare for people with disabilities). |
| Jun.2016 | Chairman Mamoru Uchida retires, Issei Uchida assumes the position of Chairman. |
| Nov.2016 | Chairman Issei Uchida retires, and Kiyomatsu Okumura assumes the position of chairman. |
| Apr.2019 | With the transition of "Kashiwa Nursery School" and "Aikou Nursery School" to certified kindergartens linked to preschools, their names will be changed to "Kashiwa Certified Nursery School" and "Aikou Certified Nursery School" respectively. Due to the unification of care homes and group homes, "Care Home Hikari" will be renamed "Hikari no Sato" (Home Hikari/Home Habataki). |
| Jun.2019 | Chairman Kiyomatsu Okumura retires, Toshiyuki Wada assumes the position of Chairman. |
| Apr.2020 | The organization of the association will be reformed and a general manager system will be introduced into the organization, with the corporate secretariat as the corporate headquarters. |
| Dec.2020 | The capacity of Hikari no Sato (Home Hikari) will be changed to 9 people and a short-term admission program will begin. |
| Apr.2021 | In addition to transitioning Hikari no Sato (Home Hikari) to a daytime service support type, we will also start the Home Habataki business as a new communal living support project and comprehensive care service type. |
| Apr.2022 | With the help of the Hokkaido Elderly Welfare Facility Improvement Subsidy Project and the Kushiro City Elderly Welfare Facility Year-end Support Subsidy, we have established a nursing home Choseien and a special nursing home Musa no Sato (8,866.11㎡, capacity 120 people, 60 people) in the Musa area. Build a new building and start business. |
| Sep.2024 | Received pre-school education/nursery facility development subsidy and Kushiro city corporation nursery school facility maintenance cost subsidy, etc. A new nursery school collaboration type "Aikou Certified Kindergarten" (937.40㎡, capacity 100 people) will be built and business will begin. |