The HMinfo Research Library contains an in-depth collection of materials on home modifications and related subjects.
The Research Library does not lend books and other items. Under special circumstances, requests to use the library may be made by emailing .
During the last 5 decades, the family life of Japanese elderly & the need for long-term care have changed drastically. As a response to the rapid population aging & the increasing difficulty of family care, a new universalistic system of long-term care services will be introduced in 2000. The new system, called the Insurance against Care, acknowledges societal responsibility for long-term care & guarantees a certain level of provision of care services. While the insurance is a response to the changes in family life, symbolized by the decrease of elderly people's co-residence with adult children, it may stimulate further changes.
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