OSAKA -- A contemporary problem confronting many Japanese living in small homes is the search for space to enable proper care for elderly family members.
Now, many firms have begun to develop small, easy to construct rooms, specially made for those requiring nursing care and which take up relatively little space.
With the new national nursing insurance system soon to be introduced, the issue of in-house care has become a pressing concern. Many households face the problems of having too little space to provide adequate care, while full-scale renovation costs are extremely high.