2004 Volume 69 Issue 586 Pages 37-42
The purpose of this study is to examine the significance of day care centers for the elderly, which are like private houses, in terms of human behaviors in environments. On-site observations and supplementary interviews were carried out in 3 institutions organized in Tokyo. The findings are as follows. 1. The significance of them can be explained by applying 'behavior settings' as follows. 2. Some physical environments in house have possibilities to work as milieus that correspond to users' independent behaviors. 3. But whether this occurs depends on the situation. Each milieu doesn't always cause users' independent behaviors. 4. Another significance of them is that milieus have already recognized or they are easy to recognize. 5. Whether the milieu is meaningful or not depends on each individual.
