Abstract: The purpose of this study is to clarify the actual situation of the own expense users in the public elderly entrance facilities. At the first step, an analysis which based on the account book of 99 own expense users at three different public elderly entrance facilities and reveal the outline image of the users. These characteristic, such as 1. independence degree is high; 2. existing of various age group including less than 60 years old; 3. short-term utilization; 4. difference of the burden ability, were listed. Next step, semi-structured interview were conducted for the 53 users obtained consent among 99 own expense users about process of entrance facilities, situation before and after entrance facilities, difficulty of entrance facilities, intend of leaving facilities. As a result, seven categories such as manifestation of the problem, material base, feeling resistance of residents, acceptance and mutual understanding, calm daily life, entrance facilities life in different feeling and uneasiness to the future, were extracted. On this basis, the existing way for their support was considered.

I arranged the living support subject of the elderly in this study by clarifying the consciousness of living status and living way as they grow older of an urban area at-home elderly in China and considered about the necessary support of the elderly. Specifically, I clarify the living status and consciousness from provided findings, for example economic, healthy, neighborhood relations, social participation, adviser, care, community service, volunteer support, how to spend as they grow older and influence factor, and so on. On the base of these results, the following six subjects were defined, which were. 1.Various troubles because of the low income;2.Lack of the medical care health service;3.Maintenances of the stable network between area inhabitants;4.Disturb for care and lack of consciousness;5.Lack of understanding to community service;6.Correspondence for the transforming conception of provide for the aged. And the future support directions of the elderly were considered.

For this study, a survey of administrators was used to understand the state of the Barrier-Free Hearts policies and clarify awareness-building among administrators regarding Barrier-Free Hearts policies. While the rate of implementation of Barrier-Free Hearts policies tended to be high in regards to social welfare activities, it tended to be low in regards to cultural-exchange activities. It was demonstrated that self-efficacy in regards to Barrier-Free Hearts policies has the effect of directly promoting cultural-exchange study activities and, through acknowledgment of the policies’ importance, an indirect effect in promoting social welfare activities, environmental improvement, and support for the disabled. It was also demonstrated that to promote Barrier-Free Hearts policies, it is important to create a personal network between local stakeholders through the formulation and ex-post evaluation of basic barrier-free plans.