Comparative case study on how to build a home living support system for the elderly in small and medium-sized local governments

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02241
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: SAKAMOTO Toshihiko 山口県立大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (40342315)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 住民互助 / 高齢者生活支援活動 / 高齢者見守り活動 / 地域包括型住民自治組織 / 住民ボランティア / 住民参加の量的拡大 / 活動ノウハウの蓄積・継承 / 専門的見地からの継続的支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research was to contribute to strengthening "mutual assistance among residents" by formulating a method for constructing an "elderly home living support system" (issue discovery system). With continued support from the "Regional Comprehensive Resident Self-Government Organization", the "Community President" has organized "resident volunteers" who live in the vicinity of the target person, and has been continuing support activities for a long time in C District. As a result of conducting interviews with group executives and questionnaire surveys with local residents, we found that although there are certain issues regarding the "quality of activities", there is an "increase in the number of activity participants","increase in the amount of information provided by participants", and "multilayered activities." It was confirmed that the case of District C is meaningful as a model for building a support system.

Free Research Field

地域福祉社会学、老年社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

「独居高齢世帯」「夫婦のみ高齢世帯」が増加するなかで、要援護高齢者の在宅生活を維持するためには、「住民互助」の強化が不可欠であるが、その方法として「地域包括型住民自治組織」による制度設計と継続支援のもとに「自治会長」が対象者の近隣に居住する「住民ボランティア」をコーディネートし活動継続を図る形態の有意義性が明らかにされたことが、本研究の社会的意義である。また、これを明らかにするために、関係団体のご厚意により、活動初期とその約10年後の２回に亘る聞き取り調査ならびに質問紙調査を実施することができ、住民意識と住民活動の実態について経年比較を行えたことが、本研究の学術的意義である。