Voluntary self-restraint Voice of anxiety about continued operation of elderly day service Tokyo April 7, 21:39
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is expected to show a policy of continuing to operate day services for elderly people who require nursing care after an emergency declaration is made, but users and businesses will use this service in response to requests to refrain from going out. There are growing concerns about how long the company will continue to operate as before.
"Day Service Hakusui no Sato," located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, has approximately 80 elderly people, from 1 to 5 requiring nursing care.
While continuing to prepare users for an emergency declaration, this facility conducts an urgent questionnaire survey asking if they would like to use day services or switch to home assistance. Of the 40 respondents who answered by July 7, 35 would like to continue using day services.
An 86-year-old woman who attends four times a week says, "The new coronavirus is very scary. I live alone and I can't take a bath. I never thought it would go away. "
In response to these comments, we will continue to provide services at this facility unless requested to suspend operations after the 8th.
However, after Tokyo's first request to refrain from going out last month, there has been a move to refrain from using services, and the number of users has fallen by 20% to 30%.
It is said that they are worried that they will be able to continue operating as usual in a situation where business revenues are declining and concerns about how long the emergency declaration will continue will not be wiped out.
According to Tomomi Sato, the manager of "Day Service Hakusui no Sato", "When self-confinement goes out and the idea that users should not use day service is different, the cause is different from the new coronavirus. Day service users may not be able to take a bath at home, so they can continue their business and provide the same services as before, I want to make sure that users are not worried. "