| Title |
A Study on the Intensive Arrangement of the Health, Medical and Welfare Facilities for Elderly in Japan |
| Keywords |
The Elderly ; Health Facilities ; Medical Facilities ; Welfare Facilities Intensive Arrangement ; GIS |
| Abstract |
Recently, the small-scale local governments of japan are enlarging and enriching the service of health, medical and welfare facilities for the elderly . Intensive arrangement of the three types of facilities is one of the effective ways especially for the small-scale local governments. This study aims to explore, using GIS(Geographic Information System), the conditions of the facility arrangements and the distance between the facilities in the 2,511 self-governing body with less than 30,000 population. The result is put together as follows. The statistics of the arrangement patterns shows there are 24%:three kinds facilities, 37%:two kinds facilities,29%:one kind facilities, and 11%:no facilities. 20%(125) are built in one place whin three kinds facilities, and this is characteristics of small population local governments in the large area. Most intensive arrangements of the three types of facilities are located in the local governments with small population in the large area. It is intended that the user will approach easily. And intensive arrangement of the three types of facilities active happened at hospital especially hospital that was established by local governments. |