SUPPLY METHOD OF AGED PERSON’S WELFARE FACILITIES BY SOCIAL WELFARE COUNCILS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA (PART 3): CASE STUDY ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE COUNCIL PROGRESSED FACILITY DEVELOPMENT IN HIRAO TOWN OF YAMAGUCHI PRE.

This paper delves into the operations of the Hirao town social welfare council, which managed a group home and day care facilities in collaboration with local governments and residents. It also explores their initiatives toward centralizing these services in the central area after 2011. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the prerequisites and effects associated with the development, relocation, and consolidation of these facilities, as led by the social welfare council. As a result of this relocation and consolidation, it was observed that there were substantial benefits, including improved division of functions and enhanced rationalization of operations.