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Japan’s First Home-Away-From-Home for Severely Ill Children: Emulating the UK Model for Child Hospice Care

  • Japan’s First Home-Away-From-Home for Severely Ill Children: Emulating the UK Model for Child Hospice Care
  • Miyazoe Shinsuke plays in the sensory room with his family. (Photo courtesy of KidsFam Foundation)

    Miyazoe Shinsuke plays in the sensory room with his family. (Photo courtesy of KidsFam Foundation)

  • Parents often take advantage of the spacious communal bath to enjoy a long, solitary soak in the hot tub.

    Parents often take advantage of the spacious communal bath to enjoy a long, solitary soak in the hot tub.

  • Founder Kidani Masayo (third from right) and managing organization NCCHD Chief Executive Officer Igarashi Takashi (far left) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the newly built Momiji House in 2016. (Photo courtesy of KidsFam Foundation)

    Founder Kidani Masayo (third from right) and managing organization NCCHD Chief Executive Officer Igarashi Takashi (far left) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the newly built Momiji House in 2016. (Photo courtesy of KidsFam Foundation)

  • “The need to care for a severely ill child often forces mothers to give up their careers and can lead to family disruption and divorce,” notes Igarashi. “We offer these people some respite through their monthly visits.”

    “The need to care for a severely ill child often forces mothers to give up their careers and can lead to family disruption and divorce,” notes Igarashi. “We offer these people some respite through their monthly visits.”

  • Japan’s First Home-Away-From-Home for Severely Ill Children: Emulating the UK Model for Child Hospice Care
  • Uchida Katsuyasu became the first house manager of Momiji House in 2016. “I wanted to get involved in some kind of welfare work, but I never thought it would be in such a wonderful place.”

    Uchida Katsuyasu became the first house manager of Momiji House in 2016. “I wanted to get involved in some kind of welfare work, but I never thought it would be in such a wonderful place.”

  • Uchida takes special joy in grateful comments from users able to spend quality time with their children.

    Uchida takes special joy in grateful comments from users able to spend quality time with their children.

  • Kidani, at left, with a mother and child staying at Momiji House. (Photo courtesy of KidsFam Foundation) 

    Kidani, at left, with a mother and child staying at Momiji House. (Photo courtesy of KidsFam Foundation) 

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