Examination of a satellite system at a local shopping center for supporting independent living of elderly people ---SUKOYAKA Salon--- / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Having established a facility for elderly people in a familiar neighborhood shopping center where they can mingle with many people, we are offering information and advice to them about health. A system has been created to support independent living of elderly people and encourage them to outdoor activities instead of stay-at-home. A shop was rented in F shopping center, which has many elderly shoppers and a long history. We opened the “SUKOYAKA salon” there in September 2005. In thisPaper, we examined the health promotion functions and roles of the system and described the progress of this project in the first seven months from the opening of the facility to March 2006, and the people who had visited the salon.