Detailed Data 1 Number and Capacity of Socail Welfare Facilities by Facility Type

(As of Oct.1 of each year)

Type of facility	Number of facilities	Capacity
2008	2009	2010	2008	2009	2010
Total	100,828	96,218	89,277	3,368,980	3,316,437	3,255,206
Public assistance facilities	300	299	297	20,483	20,679	20,463
Relief facilities	187	186	188	17,062	17,146	17,286
Rehabilitation facilities	20	20	19	1,744	1,921	1,832
Medical facilities for persons requiring public assistance	60	60	60	...	...	...
Vocational facilities	21	21	20	735	685	645
Facilities providing accommodation	12	12	10	942	927	700
Welfare facilities for the elderly	48,286	47,137	43,792	682,856	668,860	653,971
Nursing homes for the elderly	964	932	909	66,239	64,194	62,307
Nursing homes for the elderly (general)	915	882	861	63,375	61,350	59,533
Nursing homes for the elderly (blind)	49	50	48	2,864	2,844	2,774
Special nursing homes for the elderly 2)	6,198	6,126	5,978	427,203	420,899	410,965
Moderate-fee homes for the elderly	2,095	2,050	1,964	88,059	86,049	83,845
Moderate-fee homes for the elderly (Type A)	229	217	218	13,355	12,765	12,835
Moderate-fee homes for the elderly (Type B)	31	29	28	1,463	1,363	1,285
Moderate-fee homes for the elderly (care houses)	1,835	1,804	1,718	73,241	71,921	69,725
Welfare centers for the elderly	2,228	2,013	1,985	...	...	...
Welfare centers for the elderly (Special Type A)	267	243	236	...	...	...
Welfare centers for the elderly (Type A)	1,527	1,390	1,363	...	...	...
Welfare centers for the elderly (Type B)	434	380	386	...	...	...
Long-term care day service centers for the elderly 3)	25,505	25,375	25,860	...	...	...
Short-term admission facilities for the elderly 4)	7,347	7,215	7,096	101,355	97,718	96,854
Long-term care support centers for the elderly	3,949	3,426	...	...	...	...
Support facilities for persons with disabilities, etc.	2,898	3,334	3,764	30,329	88,211	114,509
Support facilities for persons with disabilities	458	751	1,204	28,309	45,204	69,832
Local activity support centers	2,267	2,432	2,410	...	41,174	42,759
Welfare homes	173	151	150	2,020	1,833	1,918
Rehabilitation facilities for physically disabled persons under the former Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons	972	715	498	41,897	30,838	20,731
Rehabilitation facilities for persons with motional disabilities	47	40	31	2,577	2,141	1,715
Rehabilitation facilities for persons with visual disabilities	8	4	1	499	244	90
Rehabilitation facilities for persons with hearing disabilities/language disorders	2	2	1	60	60	30
Rehabilitation facilities for persons with internal disorders	5	5	3	371	371	262
Nursing care homes for persons with physical disabilities	389	292	190	21,824	15,833	10,062
Residential vocational facilities for persons with physical disabilities	144	116	82	7,669	6,072	4,023
Commuting vocational facilities for persons with physical disabilities	210	156	122	5,372	3,956	3,016
Small-scale commuting vocational facilities for persons with physical disabilities	147	87	57	2,568	1,560	1,032
Welfare workshops for persons with physical disabilities	20	13	11	957	601	501
Facility for people with mental retardation under the former Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons	3,315	2,567	2,001	153,954	119,402	90,782
Residential rehabilitation facilities for persons with mental retardation	1,221	987	733	77,987	62,743	45,830
Commuting rehabilitation facilities for persons with mental retardation	392	299	238	14,035	10,187	7,791
Residential vocational facilities for persons with mental retardation	186	150	134	11,306	8,994	8,160
Commuting vocational facilities for persons with mental retardation	1,220	927	753	44,599	33,085	25,820
Small-scale commuting vocational facilities for persons with mental retardation	166	93	57	2,807	1,648	963
Commuting dormitories for persons with mental retardation	107	93	73	2,560	2,236	1,793
Welfare workshops for persons with mental retardation	23	18	13	660	509	375
Social rehabilitation facility for persons with mental disorders under the former Act on Mental Health and Welfare for the Mentally Disabled	782	635	504	16,373	13,257	10,475
Daily life training facilities for persons with mental disorders	238	217	195	4,897	4,442	4,008
Welfare homes for persons with mental disorders	112	103	94	2,249	2,081	1,888
Welfare homes for persons with mental disorders (Type B)	112	103	94	2,249	2,081	1,888
Vocational facilities for persons with mental disorders (residential)	20	16	13	533	431	344
Vocational facilities for persons with mental disorders (commuting)	186	136	111	4,305	3,147	2,488
Small-scale commuting vocational facilities for persons with mental disorders	216	156	89	4,121	2,968	1,689
Welfare workshops for persons with mental disorders	10	7	2	268	188	58
Social participation support facilities for persons with physical disabilities	374	351	337	440	440	360
Welfare centers for persons with physical disabilities	221	201	182	...	...	...
Welfare centers for persons with physical disabilities (Type A)	36	35	32	...	...	...
Welfare centers for persons with physical disabilities (Type B)	185	166	150	...	...	...
Rehabilitation centers for persons with disabilities	6	6	5	440	440	360
Prosthetic device manufacturing facilities	17	17	18	...	...	...
Guide dog training facilities	10	10	11	...	...	...
Braille libraries	73	71	73	...	...	...
Braille publication facilities	12	11	12	...	...	...
Information provision facilities for persons with hearing disabilities	35	35	36	...	...	...
Women's protection facilities	48	48	47	1,359	1,380	1,363