Abstract
The complete enumeration questionnaire survey throughout Japan concerning current situations of group living for the eiderly was conducted in 5216 traditional nursing homes. The contents of the investigation are whether or not they introduce group living, how they manage the care for group living, when they started, and what effects cause the elderly and care givers. As a result about 30 percent of the answering facilities provide group living, and about 60 percent of group living facilities evalvated the positive effects.
