The purpose of this study is to examine the support of social life for the elderly stage by analyzing the survey about the users in the small-scale multi-care facilities. 1) Users are single-person and couple households, nursing care level is low. 2) The facility usage varies depending on the family structure and the degree of care required. The motivation for using depends on the judgement of the children. The reason for choosing the facility is closed to the current residence. 3) The service area is widening. 4) The elderly to live near their children is a strong tendency. About 40% of near facility are used. 5) The small –scale multi-care facilities have important roles and significance, this depend on local circumstances.

Patients with cervical spinal cord injuries ("CSCI patients") face many difficulties in their daily life due to their extremely serious disorders of thermoregulation (sweating disorder, vasomotor disturbance, heat production disorder, and loss of thermal sensation that cover most of the body). It was suggested from previous experiments in an artificial climate chamber, questionnaire, and field surveys that CSCI patients need special thermal environmental consideration and support different from general healthy persons; therefore the author has been pointing out the importance to establish specific methods to support CSCI patients who suffer from disorders of thermoregulation. In this study, therefore, an online questionnaire survey was conducted for the purpose of understanding the demand of CSCI patients for the thermal environment. As a result, the demand for cooling and heating equipment, clothing, bedclothing, medical equipment, and welfare equipment was suggested. Based on the above, thermal environmental support desired by CSCI patients as interested parties as well as tasks to provide support that go along with their demand were successfully clarified.