Abstract
Recently, supplying the residences for group living to the elderly people has been one of the Japanese Government's housing policies. However, there are few residences for group living at present. Therefore, very few researchs have been carried out on what should be done for group living to take root.
Focusing on small homes for the aged in depopulated areas in Hiroshima Prefecture, this study aims to clarify the conditions for making the form of group living fixed in our society.
A total of nine facilities were investigated by analyzing the answers to the questionnaires sent to the residents. Also, four facilities regarded as typical examples were examined by interviewing the administrators, the residents, and the caretakers.
As a result, it has been made clear that suitable location of facilities, adequate support for the residents, and the residents' respect for their life-style are the crucial conditions to meet to make group living established.
