2020 Volume 61 Issue 2 Pages 144-155
According to the “Three Principles of Welfare for the Elderly” established in Denmark in 1982, in order to support independence, it is important to respect the will of the elderly and to improve the quality of life (hereinafter referred to as QOL) and activities of daily life. However, a nursing method that does not help a senior citizen decide is the mainstream in Japan;therefore, senior citizens’ QOL is difficult to improve. Hence, I tried to investigate the visit nursing home that are used by the elderly at present and analyzed the results to examine ways of care to maintain the dignity of the elderly. The analysis elucidated that the introduction of the recreation that a senior citizen can choose contents himself/herself is effective. The reason is that the time when a staff member watches senior citizens more than the time used to look after a senior citizen is increased. Hence, nursing based on hospitality is important.
