1996 Volume 3 Pages 131-141
A survey on the actual conditions of persons 65 years of age and over who had been admitted to nursing homes, health care facilities for the elderly, geriatric hospitals, and convalescent wards, was conducted in order to evaluate their daily living conditions. The survey was conducted in October 1995, and the subjects were persons and facilities in Tochigi Prefecture. Data was gathered on a total of 4,316 persons in 68 institutions.
The content of the survey sheet centered mostly on the activities of daily living. Scoring was based on the “ADL20”, and the analysis was conducted according to the degree of care required. The “ADL20” and the degree of nursing care required were consistent with each other in terms of the activities of daily living of the elderly in the various institutions, and no marked differences were found between institutions. Thus, despite differences in the systems of the various institutions, the findings suggested that all of the institutions must have the same institutional functions in terms of the quality and quantity of nursing care.
