Elan Corporation engages in the nursing care business primarily in Japan. The company provides services for rental with laundry service of clothes, towels, diapers, and other daily necessities to persons admitted to hospital patients and nursing home residents. It also provides hospitalization and nursing care expenses guarantee services; and operates Elan Online Shop, a mail-order site for nursing care products. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Matsumoto, Japan. Elan Corporation is a subsidiary of M3, Inc.