Maudric
← Japanese at Work
W8

Care work and nursing

Japanese for care workers in nursing homes, day centres and home care: the team and shifts, talking with residents, meals, bathing and the toilet, transfers, vital signs, safety, records, dementia care and families.

For care workers in Japan, many on Specified Skilled Worker or EPA visas, who want the Japanese for the job itself. You'll learn to speak to residents gently and respectfully, help with meals, bathing and transfers, report a change to the nurse, and hand over at the end of a shift. Best after Everyday Japanese 3 or 4. A language course, not care training.

Free to use. If these lessons help you, you can support new lessons on Patreon.

This course opens on 23 August 2027.

  1. W801The workplace and the teamFrom 23 August 2027Types of care home and service, the people you work with, and early, late and night shifts.
  2. W802Talking with residentsFrom 23 August 2027Gentle, respectful Japanese for offering help, asking before you touch and checking people are comfortable.
  3. W803Meals, bathing and the toiletFrom 23 August 2027Helping with meals and drinks, meal textures, bathing, dressing and toilet care, with dignity.
  4. W804Moving and positioningFrom 23 August 2027Standing up, transfers to and from the wheelchair, walking aids, turning in bed and the weak side.
  5. W805Vital signs and noticing changesFrom 23 August 2027Temperature, blood pressure and pulse, and the words for noticing and reporting that something's not right.
  6. W806Safety and emergenciesFrom 23 August 2027Falls, choking, call bells, infection control, near misses and accident reports.
  7. W807Records, dementia and familiesFrom 23 August 2027The care record and handover, supporting people with dementia, and talking with families.
  8. W808ReviewFrom 23 August 2027The whole course again: 30 sentences for the walking drill.