The Chubu Guide Dog for the Blind Association based in Nagoya is working to build the nation's first intensive care nursing home where elderly people and retired guide dogs can live together.
The association, which trains and provides guide dogs to visually impaired people in the Chubu region for free, is scouting for a quiet location in Aichi Prefecture with a hot springs. The facility is expected to cost at least ¥1 billion.
The association came up with the idea after finding that many seniors grieve when they are required to return their guide dogs.