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When the disaster scale is large and restoration is prolonged, it is difficult for the elderly to return to their former residence, necessitating the transfer to temporary housing.In the elderly who have difficulty in adapting to environmental changes, repeated changes in the place of living not only affects their physical and mental health but also disturbs any connections they have made with others.As a result, the elderly feel lonely and isolated.
When the elderly are relocated, attention should be paid to the following:
Support for the views of the elderly about their living environment
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Check the mental state and cognitive function of the elderly, and evaluate whether they can make their own decisions or not |
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When elderly can make their own decisions, their wishes for their future way of living should be summarized and carefully listed at their own pace |
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When elderly evacuees cannot make their own decisions, contact should be made with their family members, guardians and substitutes, and their future discussed |
Precautions for selecting a new place to live, including temporary housing
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Evaluate their daily milieu before the disaster, and make an effort to secure a place for them to live (such as temporary housing) that is as close as possible |
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Select areas that allow a continuation of the use of medical institutions and social resources used before the disaster |
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Select areas that facilitate exchanges with relatives and friends, and prepare a communication network of mutual contacts |
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Problems surrounding transfer from the shelter
