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Re:In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail by mc32 on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @07:34PM (#21209367)
Due to an aging population, Japan has the “problem” of the police having little to do.

I think they could reroute them when time allows to do rounds on the elderly; checking up on them and doing small errands for them (coördinated via something elder accessible). I’m thinking things like prescriptions (if arranged for in some way), small groceries and such.

Re:In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail by rolleiflex on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @09:50PM (#21210138)
That sounds like a start-up idea. A network of vetted employees doing runs around the city taking care of elderly people. I'd expect their employees would be way happier than the average startup employee, it's meaningful work.
Re:In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail by toast0 on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @11:52PM (#21210724)
Not really startupy, it's a franchised business [1]. There's not a whole lot to innovate here, unless you're going to match up unsuspecting elders with unlicensed, unscheduled local care givers through an app.

[1] https://www.livingassistance.com/

Re:In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail by _eLRIC on Thursday October 10, 2019 @02:40AM (#21211598)
What may be startup like is that they did kind of pivot : initial service (and whole enrollment process) was targeted to the children who wanted care for their parents. When first elders came to the post office wanting to subscribe for themselves, subscribing was not possible as you can only subscribe for your relatives ... they since modified the service to address these very customers needs
Re:In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail by fulafel on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:39AM (#21211284)
For a startup you could also do just reputation, of caregiver personnel or local caregiving companies.