Emimen Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nishi-ku, Osaka), which operates a senior home referral business (*1), will begin offering "Kaigo QQ Method Survey Plus" from July 2026. This survey utilizes the QQ method (Quantity and Quality method), based on the research insights of Emeritus Professor Koji Nishikubo of Yamanashi University. This initiative is part of the "Emimen Caregiver Mental Eldercare Room" service, which Emimen has been providing since April of the same year to support employees balancing work and eldercare. *1: Senior homes collectively refer to the paid elderly care homes, serviced residences for the elderly, and group homes primarily introduced by our company. ■ Background: The "Invisible Losses" of Business Caregivers and Companies Becoming a Social Issue Economic losses due to the difficulty of balancing work and eldercare are projected to reach approximately 9.1 trillion yen by 2030 (2024, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). The primary cause is not eldercare leave, but the "invisible loss" of reduced labor productivity among employees who continue to work while providing care (business caregivers). However, companies currently lack quantitative understanding of these losses, making it difficult to recognize them as management risks. With the advancement of a super-aged society and the legal revisions effective April 2025, companies are required to take concrete measures to "support the balance between work and eldercare." This support is increasingly becoming a management issue rather than just a welfare benefit. Meanwhile, Emimen's dialogues with corporate HR departments have revealed a significant gap in problem recognition. HR personnel with eldercare experience understand the difficulties of balancing and strongly recognize the need for countermeasures. However, in many cases, personnel without such experience, and management, do not fully recognize this necessity. The number of visible eldercare resignations is limited as a proportion of the