The document discusses the recovery of the Riverside Shunpo Care Facility in Kesenuma City, Japan after it was damaged in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. It provides an overview of the facility's services, the disasters it faced, its recovery process with help from donations, and its plans to build a new earthquake-resistant facility in a safe location due to challenges with budget and staffing.

1. THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE
RECOVERY & THE FUTURE IN A
CARE FACILITY
Morimitsu Inawashiro
Yoshimitsu Uehara
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2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
 Introduction
 The Disasters
 Recovery
 Future Plans
 Challenges
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3. Map of Japan
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4. Sea Coast of Kesenuma City
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5. Riverside Shunpo Care Facility
Established on October 1985
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6. Services
o Long-term Care Facility with 100 beds
o Rehabilitation Services.
o Preparation of Care Service Plan
o Home-visit Rehabilitation services
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7. Drum Performance by School Children
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8. Elderly Residents with
Radish Harvested from
the Vegetable Farm
Kindergarten Children
Performing in the Facility

9. Tsunami–hit Kesenuma
March 11, 2011
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10. Fire Incidents
March 11, 2011

11. A Ship in a Residential Area
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12. Riverside Shunpo after the Disasters
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13. Inside the Facility
Front Entrance – 1st Floor Office – 1st Floor
Sanitary Room– 2nd Floor Hallway– 2nd Floor

14. Access Roads were Damaged
Riverside Shunpo
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15. Evacuation Center 15

16. Newly Constructed Temporal Facility 16

17. TV Set Donated by
IFA and FOIFA
Wheelchair Donated by 17
IFA and FOIFA

18. IFA Secretary General with an Elderly Resident
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19. Future Plans
1.Construct a New Facility in a Safe Location
2.Build an Earthquake Resistant Facility
3.Prepare a Storage Room for Emergency
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20. Challenges
 Adequate Budget
 Identify a Safe Location
 Employ Well-trained Staff
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