Homecare Providers

　 Currently the work performed by the volunteer and homecare workers varies widely.After our interviews the following was compiled:

　1.Physical Care:Helping the elderly people to bath, wash and cut their hair, massage and
　　　　　　　　 lice removal.

　2.House Work:Helping them clean, cut grass, provide food and provide linen and
　　　　　　　　 clothing

　3.Paper Work:Since the elderly people cannot write the volunteers help with writing
　　　　　　　 letters.
　
　4.Medical Care:Treating their wounds, rehabilitation, removal parasites, blood-pressure
　　　　　　　　 monitoring and since their knees were often sore due to often climbing
　　　　　　　　 mountains when younger, at times they needed treatments such as heat-
　　　　　　　　 application.

　5.Psychological Leisure Services:The highest provided service and most favored by
　　　　　　　　 the elderly people.If the elderly people were able then rather chat with
　　　　　　　　 them, instead of doing their work or bathing them.They mostly live
　　　　　　　　 alone or as couples, thus they feel lonely as their children often work
　　　　　　　　 away from home and cannot care for them.Thus the volunteers help
　　　　　　　　 them through chatting or playing with clay.