Policy 3 Give peace of mind by supporting families and the local area. (1)

As of the end of March 2001, Niseko Town's proportion of the elderly population aged 65 and over reached 23.8% of the total population, and one out of every 4.2 townspeople is elderly.
Niseko Health Welfare Facility "Niseko Heights" is established in the town, and it operates on 50 beds, but some elderly people are forced to wait for entry. Also, there are many elderly people who wish to enter the facility etc in the future, and the reliance on facility nursing care tends to be high. On the other hand, some elderly people do not want to enter the facility, want to spend their old age with their families at home, or continue to participate in society as much as possible.
Therefore, in the future, it is required to develop comprehensive elderly welfare countermeasures that can support lifestyle needs of various elderly people.

Needing support (needing nursing care) for the population aged 65 years and older is 7.8% in home care and 7.5% in institutional care, totaling 15.3%, but due to the reduction in household size, the increase in working women, etc For the elderly to do, the nursing care function of the family has declined markedly, and the need for social care is rising. The problem of nursing care is the biggest unsettling factor of old age life, and in order for elderly people and their families to be able to live with peace of mind, we eliminate these concerns and make home care nicely done There is a need to go.
For that reason, while making home welfare the basis, it is necessary to promote the development of nursing care service infrastructure and to pay attention to ensuring the quality improvement of nursing care services.

We will endeavor to improve nursing care and welfare system through cooperation of townspeople in the area.
Therefore, we will try to nurture talent who supports the welfare of the community and improve the infrastructure for nursing care.

We will try to create a system of employment and social participation that the elderly people can make use of their experiences and skills so that they can live a healthy and rewarding life.
Therefore, we will strive to promote employment and community activities that make full use of rich experiences, knowledge and skills, such as hobbies and knowledge, skills acquisition, opportunities that anyone can learn at any time, provision of places, rich experiences and knowledge.

We will aim to provide various assistance not to require nursing care status.
For that reason, we will advance elderly people 's care prevention measures, consultation functions, information provision functions, etc.

• Facilities for comprehensive provision of nursing care functions and residential functions to elderly people living alone who are uneasy about independent living, special cases of welfare facilities for elderly care facilities
• Further promoting public awareness of nursing-care insurance system, implementing questionnaire survey etc. for care management insurance plan progress management and inspection, establish a system to respond to town residents needs
• Promotion of long-term care prevention / living support project