著者

横倉 聡

出版者

東洋英和女学院大学大学院

雑誌

東洋英和大学院紀要 = The journal of the Graduate of Toyo Eiwa University (ISSN:13497715)

巻号頁・発行日

no.16, pp.59-74, 2020

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With the adoption of the Restructuring Plan for Mental Healthcare and Medical Welfare in September 2004, regional transition and support for the elderly with mental disorders in their community life have been implemented. These measures encourage the discharge of the elderly from hospitals and settlement in their local communities.This paper describes the present situation and problems concerning support given to the elderly living in nursing homes, which became one of the destinations in regional transition for the mentally-handicapped elderly with a long hospitalization.It is clear that such nursing homes are providing the elderly with ingenious support, despite great difficulties resulting from staff shortage.