Abstract
To acquire the knowledge for affectionate environment for ALS patients at welfare-homes, this study focus on environmental factors and care giving. We conducted some field surveys and questionnaire at welfare-homes to clarify the conditions of the care and the living environment for ALS patients.1) Most of the patients in welfare-homes have been suffering from ALS more than five years, and they usually use the artificial respirators. Mainly, the difficulties in caring ALS patients for their family cause them to move to the welfare-home, so it is important to arrange social care systems not only for the patients but also for their family in order to support them. 2) It is difficult for the ALS patients to have enough and appropriate care because there are always two types of care givers; the nurses from the medical field and the care workers from the social welfare field, and they offer different types of care and ideas for caregiving. 3) The ALS patients have enough space in their private room, they spend most of the time watching TV or using machines to aid their communication.
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