1999 年 64 巻 517 号 p. 157-164
In this study, living life and problems after relocation are taken into consideration, the 108 households living in the day living and housing service center for the elderly in the depopulated area being interviewed. The items of consideration consist of solution to causes of relocation and relationship their previous living areas and housing after relocation. Firstly, three problems; anxiety in emergency, deterioration of family relationship, loss of residence among 5 causes of relocation are solved by relocation. But, difficulty of house work being noticed, the self-supporting households among low ADL (Activities of Daily Living) households seem to feel difficulty. And residential condition being noticed, there are households that feel inconvenience of the size and the number of private rooms in these facilities. Some households like this can be often seen under the condition of households of self-cooking and absence of owner occupied house. Secondly, it proved that, today, about 40% of all households visit their previous living areas and housing at the pace of more then once a month, and live having the relationship of their previous living areas and housing. The reasons why they visit their previous living areas and housing are for activities of communication and maintenance. And after leaving these facilities, there are only 42.6% that will return to housing, but many of them wish to move into welfare facilities for the elderly or hospitals.