抄録
In Japan, aged population has been rapidly increasing. The small day care facility for the independent elderly is one of the facilities to support daily life activities of the elderly. The purpose of this study is to clarify the actual conditions of service areas of small day care facilities for the independent elderly in a city in Tokyo where public transportation system is well developed. A questionnaire survey was conducted in four small day care facilities in the city in 2003 and in two facilities in 2011.