Abstract
Japan, a super-aged society, is required to have a paradigm change in terms of caring elderly people in communities: elder citizens are now expected to be not only as consumers but also as providers of the services of caring elderly. This case study draws upon activities of a volunteer group in T community of Nagasaki City, Japan. The group named “Suketto-tai”, which can be translated literally, “We are the Supporters”, is consisted of middle and old aged residents of the T community, and has actively involved in helping elderly citizens in the community. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis indicated that “Suketto-tai” is used not only by people who have rich in social capital, but also by people who are anxious about the human relationship in the community.
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