The purpose of this study is to:1)Clarify the measures to prevent and control COVID-19 infections in a home-hospice.2)Reveal families' mourning behavior and the support they received during the period of end-of-life care, as observed by the manager. Some results show as follows:1) The home-hospice was taking measures to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 while trying to continue daily life as usual for its residents and their families.2)We clarified that the families' mourning during the period of end-of-life care had six stages from the interview of managers.
This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of home type hospices, which utilize residences. The results are as follows:1) Home type hospices accept residents regardless of their age. While the majority of the residents are aged >80 years, there are some residents aged <60 years. 2) Renovation of buildings could be classified into four types, "improvement in building performance," "improvement in accessibility," "space expansion," and "barrier-free design."3) level of recognition with the local residents.
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