In previous research, the paper analyzed establishment process, the building form and location characteristics of elderly welfare facilities for the Social welfare councils in Yamaguchi prefecture, which manages the welfare facilities. And the actual situation was clarified that the Social welfare council advanced facility establishment independently in undeveloped mountainous area after 2000, as the existing buildings were converted in cooperation with the local government, organization and residents. On the other hand, the paper couldn’t analyze about the cooperation method with the local government, organization and residents and the facilities establishment methods by the Social welfare council.
This study is a follow-up report and aims to clarify the conditions that elderly welfare facilities could be established in four old towns of Shimonoseki City, based on an analysis of establishment process, building form, building and repair costs and repair contents. In addition, this paper considers the condition and prospect for establishment and management of the elderly welfare facilities by the Social welfare council in mountainous areas. The Shimonoseki City Social Welfare Council, which is independently developing several elderly welfare facilities in mountainous areas, is the study’s subject.
The Shimonoseki City Social Welfare Council, in consideration of requests of the old town unit’s residents, and in cooperation with the local government and residents, worked independently on low-cost elderly welfare facility development by utilizing private houses and day care facilities. And, the conditions for advance of facility establishment by Social welfare council are as follows.
1) Continuation of facility management by the old town unit can continue facility establishment and management delicately by taking consideration into the request of local residents in the municipalities where a merger was carried out for on a large scale. In addition, it can keep the function as the consultation service of community welfare by the old town unit, and it affects the degree of easiness of cooperation and understanding for welfare activity with local r
2) The social welfare council has a strong connection with local governments and residents, and has the basic condition that is easy to get the cooperation of them from the beginning of establishment. Using this condition, establishment of day care facilities which converted a large-scale private house and multifaceted facility management based on the idea of "the area symbiosis home" were realized in the Kikugawa Social Welfare Council. Afterwards, a ripple effect to an approach of the Social welfare council in neighboring areas was accepted.
3) The social welfare council has the advantage that is easy to get the cooperation with local government and residents. So, it is effective method in development of plural facility establishment by themselves that facility establishment is advanced utilizing the lands and buildings owned by the local governments and residents, because it can reduce initial and running cost of the facilities. In addition, it has the advantage to only return to an owner when the facilities are abolished. Therefore, possibility of facility establishment and the management is suggested in the mountainous areas where the abolition of a vacant house and the nursery school increases by a population decrease. And initial cost can reduce by using subsidy when the Social welfare council bears the repair cost or building cost.
