[Sakurajuji Group] [Sports x day care] Active aging with Kumamoto Volters watching tour & first pitch ceremony!
Sakurajuji Group Press release: November 12, 2024 [Sports x day care] Active aging with Kumamoto Volters watching tour & first pitch ceremony! Enjoy your life with support! Let’s Vorliha! Services for users
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Prefectural Gymnasium. ×At the Kobe Stokes game, we held a viewing tour and first pitch ceremony for our users. The beginning of the watching tour & first pitch ceremony project At the day service “Let’s Vorliha!” which opened in July 2024, we are implementing active aging using the power of sports together with the Kumamoto Prefecture basketball team “Kumamoto Vaulters”. In fact, a survey of senior women found that there was a difference in the level of energy between those who had watched sports within the past year and those who had not. We started this project with the hope that sports and daycare activities such as tours and first pitch ceremonies would have a positive effect, especially on the “spiritual” and “social” aspects.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132347/8/132347-8-fbdfe9e1918054caea4fb66689e2af04-2507×2700.png Kumamoto Volters match watching tour [October 19th (Sat) and 20th (Sun)] We held viewing tours for users of “Let’s Vorliha!” and other “Let’s Reha!” services throughout Kumamoto. Considering the current situation of users who want to watch sports but don’t have the means to get around, we have created a tour where you can watch the game with your family, where staff will pick you up or drop you off. The purpose of this viewing tour is to “relieve the feeling of social isolation,” “promote the desire to go out,” and “create emotional ups and downs.” Many people who use day care services have to go back and forth between the facility and their homes, which tends to prevent the community from expanding. In real life, I want people to approach a more positive way of thinking like, “Now that I was able to go to the game, I might as well go shopping.” I want them to feel excited and stimulated by making a “push” and rooting for someone
wholeheartedly. We decided to hold this tour because we wanted people to feel the tension in their daily lives at home, and to feel a sense of unity as Kumamoto citizens by supporting the local team.
Approximately 70 people, including staff and family members, participated over the two days. The staff was quick to respond to any problems you might have while watching the game, including not only transportation, but also toilet assistance during the match. Users who actually participated said, “It was my first time watching a game, but I really enjoyed it. I would definitely like to participate again next time.” “Even though I lost the game, I’m glad I was able to enjoy it with my wife.” I received such positive comments from the bottom of my heart, and even though I was nervous about this as a staff member, I was really glad to hear such comments. We are looking forward to holding the event next time.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132347/8/132347-8-9b6f9f3e036c11b246a63efb2c05ecaa-640×426.png Let’s Vorliha! First pitch ceremony for users The first pitch ceremony on October 20th was thrown by a user of “Let’s Vorliha!,” a
collaboration store with the Kumamoto Vaulters. He is a person who throws a ball into the basketball goal in the facility every day before going home, and when we asked if any of the users of “Let’s Vorliha!” were interested, he said, “I would love to try it!” ” he immediately exclaimed. On the day of the first pitch ceremony, unfortunately, his pitch missed the ring, but he gave it a try with a smile on his face from beginning to end. In his thoughts after the first pitch ceremony, he said, “When I had the opportunity to watch the Volters game, I felt a sense of excitement and excitement in the sense of unity in the venue, and I think it moved me and helped improve my mental health.” “When I watched the games with my family, I was able to share the joy with them, and it gave me energy for tomorrow,” he said, looking happy as he talked about how this initiative embodies active aging.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132347/8/132347-8-050a3a3c57d14f25121c0ea9cf874631-640×426.jpg What is Japan’s first (*according to our research) collaboration day service “Let’s Vorliha!” Turn “I want” into “I can” This day service is a collaboration between the local basketball team “Kumamoto Volters” and “Let’s Reha!”, a new type of rehabilitation gym with 55 locations mainly in Kumamoto, Fukuoka, and Tokyo. This is the first collaboration between a B League team and a day service in Japan (according to our research), and we promote active aging through various sports, mainly basketball. The goal for users is not only to be physically active, but also to continuously participate in social, economic, cultural, spiritual, and civic affairs.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132347/8/132347-8-79b1a8e4d6a0655a0a244164b71777ef-745×595.png Store information Store name: Let’s Vorliha! Kumamoto station store Address: 2nd floor, JR Kumamoto Kasuga Kita Building, 3-24-1 Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto City Telephone/FAX: 096-274-8940/096-274-8944 Email: letsvolreha.kumamotoekisakurajyuji.jp Business hours: Monday to Friday (including holidays) 9:00-12:00 / 13:30-16:30 Capacity: 20 people Business form: Normal scale day care/first day care business
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/132347/8/132347-8-dbb5865f19b038b04696dd3a4653b7ba-2400×1600.jpg What is Sakurajuji Group? “Satisfying life in the era of 100-year life” In 2005, the Sakurajuji Group began with Sakurajuji Hospital, which has the largest number of beds among private hospitals in Kumamoto Prefecture. Nowadays, we are not limited to just hospitals, but are developing various businesses and services that are necessary for society across the country in the healthcare field of medical care, nursing care, and preventive medicine. A person’s life from childhood to adulthood to old age is connected as a single “Life Story.” Now that we are entering the era of 100-year lifespans, what can those of us who have been dealing with medical care for the elderly do? Our aim is not only to provide physical care to cure illnesses and injuries, but also to provide businesses and services based on a new concept of “fulfilling life” mentally and socially. In this way, we will support the enjoyment of life and the joy of living for all generations, and contribute to the creation of a society that is the foundation for this. By continuing to evolve in response to changes in the times, we at the Sakurajuji Group aim to improve quality of life (QOL) based on the three pillars of “health of the body,” “happiness of the mind,” and “the state of people, communities, and society.” We aim to become a “well-being frontier” that opens up a future with a richer quality of life. Company profile Sakurajuji Group Founded: July 2005 Kumamoto Head Office: 1-1-1 Miyukikibe, Minami-ku, Kumamoto 861-4173 Tokyo Head Office: 3F Shiroyama Trust Tower, 4-3-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6003 URL: https://www.sakurajyuji.jp
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