Abstract
Support-center for the elderly was legislated for the first time after the Great East Japan Earthquake. This paper clarifies the realities and circumstances of its planning in Iwate Prefecture, and discusses the roles of government. Conclusions are follows; 1) Support-center is classified into four types. 2) Its function and location are supposed to be related to the damage of cities and elderly facilities. 3) Not only support-center's staff but also life support adviser watch elderly. 4) Cooperation and adjustment between related government sections are important. 5) Local care-service corporations are selected as administrator of support-center by a negotiated contract because they know the area and are able to re-employ old staff. 6) Government guideline for construction and management of support-center should be improved. Comprehensive construction with temporary housing as well as flexible disclosure of resident's information for estimating service volume should also be considered.
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