Japan Post launched the "post guarding the family" service

Japan Post recently announced that, from October to launch the "post guarding the family" service, namely the postman to help take care of the family. The service content is: Japan offices and local autonomous bodies (Japan Society) collaboration, when the postman delivers letters, wrapped in his own region, visit area of the elderly living alone, check, confirm their health, help the elderly to solve some problems in everyday life, such as changing a light bulb, clean the yard, repair faucet etc.. If some of the difficulties the postman is very difficult to complete, autonomous body will notify the local. The post office opened 24 hours service hotline, where there is a need to help the elderly may at any time call for help. The postman will health conditions, the life of the old state, every detail to his children or relatives to report once. Of course, this service is membership, monthly membership fees for 1050 yen (about 65 yuan).
At present, the Japan Post decided to carry out this business in the 103 post office 6 counties in Hokkaido, Miyagi Prefecture, Nagasaki county. Japan post is planned for 2014 after gradually expand, for in 2015 the national promotion. Now, the preliminary decision 1 postal workers responsible for 6 elderly health confirmation. In September 2nd, Japan Post has begun to accept the service application.
"The guardian family" service effectively help those worried about distant parent physical condition of the children, and also to prevent the Japanese Society of "lonely death" played an important role in. Occurrence of elderly people living alone after the death of a lot of talent was found in the events in Japan frequently, in order to solve this problem, let the civil affairs departments of local workers appropriate door-to-door visits within the jurisdiction of the elderly, but due to shortage of manpower can not take into account every elderly households family. Now with the postman "dicing contract".
MYEX Minya Express International
2013-10-09