Abstract
A survey had been conducted for those one hundred and twenty six dwellers living in the Health Services Facility for the Ages on the point of real situation when taking and swallowing for in order to grasp what sort of approach may be required for those patients having trouble at the time of taking and swallowing food．The result had shown that sixty dwellers，about half number of the whole，were those patients suffering from difficulty in taking and swallowing food．No major difference had been observed in the process of trouble，however，while most of the trouble was witnessed in the process of chewing by those inhabitants．When arranging type-wise，in the meantime，it was observed that ten people，the most number had trouble in all processes from that of recognition to transferring to the gullet to be followed by seven people，type seen in the second most number，having trouble in the process of recognition concerned．The result thus obtained had led us to believe that it was important to make an overall assessment on the trouble of taking and swallowing food in an appropriate way by ST，dentists，dental health persons and nutrition technicians since there are quite few issues centering on the process of recognition and chewing．At the same time，we have also come to realize that it would become necessary to keep consult contacts with multitrades involving ST，dentists，dental health persons and nutrition technicians and apply diversified approach so far as health-care facilities for the aged are．
