A Study on Community Welfare Services for the Aged in Setonaikai Islands Area

在该项目中，对广岛县的Setoda镇和爱美县的神村镇、博田镇、宫久保镇、吉水镇等5个镇进行了调查。根据对社区福利志愿者的调查，他们对这个地区的生活环境有了一些看法。为了支持他们的日常生活，特别是那里的老年人，邻居和社区之间的互助是首要的。其次，与卫生福利厅的相互密切合作是必要的，因为他们的老年服务政策需要采取几项措施，即为老年人提供实质性的养老金以保障收入，建立和管理养老院，保障老年人的幸福和有意义的生活，促进老年人的健康。它已经为老年人提供了福利服务，但可以肯定的是，这方面的机构照料服务短缺。为了满足日益扩大的老年人的各种需求，院舍照料服务必须在现状下得到充分发展。与此同时，他们需要社区护理服务，如基于社区的康复服务、家庭护理服务，以维持生活在塞托奈凯群岛阿里亚岛的人们的生活质量。

On this project, five towns which are Setoda Town in Hiroshima Prefecture, and Kamiura Town, Hakata Town, Miyakubo Town, Yoshiumi Town in Ehime Prefecture in "Setonaikai Islands Area" have been surveyed. According to the survey of community welfare volunteers or "minnsei-iin", it has showed some view on the living environment of this area. In order to support their everyday life, especially the elderly there, the mutual aid among neighbors and communities is needed before everything else. Secondly, the mutual and close cooperation with the office of health and welfare is necessary As for the elderly service policy they have, required the several measures, which are the substantial pension for income security, the establishment and management of nursing home, the well-being and worthwhile life, and the promotion of health of the elderly. It has been provided the services for the welfare of the elderly, however it is sure that the shortage of institutional care services in this area. In order to meet the expanding various needs of elderly persons, the institutional care services have to be fully developed under the status-quo. At the same time, they have required community care services, such as community based rehabilitation services, home nursing services, for maintaining the quality of life of the people living in Setonaikai Islands Aria.