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- Welbe, Inc. (6556.T) provides disability welfare services in Japan, focusing on employment support, child development, self-reliance training, staffing, and nursing care. The company offers employment transition and retention support services, including job training, application preparation, mock interviews, and workplace adaptation; independence training services through Welbe Challenge centers; child development and after-school day-care services via Habii and Ilis.Inc., such as habilitation for preschoolers, elementary through high school students, nursery visits, and counseling for children with disabilities; employment and staffing agency services for people with disabilities under Welbe jobnavi; medical and nursing facility introduction services; and nursing care through Welbe Nursing, Inc., encompassing fee-charging nursing homes (Welbe medihouse brand), group homes, day service centers, visiting care stations, home care, medical treatment, health management, rehabilitation, palliative care, and dementia care. Operations span nationwide facilities across regions including Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Osaka, Aichi, Fukuoka, and Saga, targeting persons with disabilities, children with developmental disorders, and elderly requiring care. Founded in 2011 and headquartered at 7F GINZA Namiki-dori Bldg., 2-3-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, the company employs 1,972 group-wide as of March 31, 2025, with subsidiaries Ilis.Inc., Happiness Comes, Inc., and Welbe Nursing, Inc. Recent developments include delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market in June 2024 following a tender offer by JPTCJ-5 Holdings Inc.; transition from a company with an audit and supervisory committee to one with a board of auditors; launch of visiting care services by Welbe Nursing on May 1, 2025, enabling 24-hour medical treatment at home or facilities; and expansion to seven fee-charging nursing homes, three visiting nursing stations, and four visiting care stations as of May 2025.