The current state of super-aging and “Alzheimer Café” in the suburban housing estates in Hiroshima city

Abstract

Japan has entered a super-aging society, and nursing care services have become extremely diverse in recent years. Alzheimer’s café is a part of nursing care service. In Japan, dementia cafes were started in 2015 under the Comprehensive Strategy for Promoting Dementia Measures ”New Orange Plan” by Japan’s government, so they are sometimes called Orange Cafes. The purpose of this Orange Plan is to enable people with dementia to continue living in a familiar and comfortable place. The purpose of this research is to clarify development of “Alzheimer’s café” in Japan’s aging society.