Older adult living independently in a public rowhouse project after the 2011 Fukushima earthquake: A case report

Abstract

Abstract We study an older Japanese woman who lived independently with minimal nursing or informal support from others in the rowhouse after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. This case report supports the effectiveness of Idobata nagaya as a measure of the municipality and offers an evidence‐based approach to reconstruction after a disaster. Considering the global population aging and isolation trends, the lesson from this case may apply to other settings beyond disasters.

Keywords

• aging‐in‐place
• dementia
• disaster
• earthquake
• Fukushima
• rowhouse