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About welfare shelter (special evacuation sites)

Last Updated April 25, 2024

For those who have difficulty evacuating at evacuation shelter or at home in the event of a large-scale disaster, Yokohama has concluded agreements with social welfare facilities in the city and positioned it as a special evacuation sites.
From April 2018, the name will be changed to "welfare shelter" widely used throughout the country.

1 What is the Welfare Evacuation Center (Special evacuation sites)?

If a large-scale disaster causes enormous damage and becomes unable to live at home, you will have to live an evacuation life in evacuation shelter, such as elementary and junior high schools.
For those who need assistance, such as the elderly, disabled children, pregnant women and infants, those who have difficulty in evacuation life in gymnasiums, etc., we will secure space for those who need assistance in each evacuation shelterevacuation shelter.

2 Evacuation to welfare evacuation centers

Those who have difficulty maintaining their lives at evacuation shelter or at home and need special care.
Professionals (public health nurses) check the situation of the person and the presence or absence of certification for long-term care, and determine the necessity of evacuation to a welfare evacuation center.

  • Welfare shelters play the necessary functions and roles, so those who are not judged to be eligible cannot evacuate.
  • Welfare shelters are not always opened immediately after a disaster occurs.
  • In principle, travel from evacuation shelter must be done by the person or family.

3 Target facilities

It applies to social welfare facilities that have concluded an agreement with the ward office. (Elderly facilities, facilities for the disabled, community care plazas, etc.)

4 Q&A

Q: What kind of facility is a welfare shelter? What kind of equipment and support do you have?
A: It is social welfare facilities such as facilities for the elderly, facilities for the disabled, and community care plazas that have concluded agreements with the ward office.
In an environment where people in need of assistance can easily live, such as the facilities being barrier-free, you can receive support as much as possible depending on the situation of the facilities.
Even if it is a welfare evacuation center, you will have to live an evacuation life while helping each other in cooperation with surrounding evacuees.

Q: When will welfare shelters be opened? Who can evacuate?
A: Welfare shelters are not always opened immediately after a disaster occurs.
The ward office requests the establishment sequentially from facilities that have been confirmed and have been prepared for operation.
In order to make effective use of limited resources, it is necessary to identify the situation of people requiring assistance after the disaster and evacuate from those with the highest priority.

Q: What are the criteria for accepting welfare shelters? Who decides how and how?
A: Since the facilities that serve as welfare shelters are limited, it is difficult to accept all eligible people at once.
Professionals (public health nurses) judge those who have evacuated to evacuation shelter (or from information on people requiring assistance collected in evacuation shelter) who need more assistance.
Based on the judgment of professionals, etc., the ward office decides who to accept at which welfare evacuation center.

5 Agreement facilities

List of facilities concluded with agreement
Facility typeNameLocation:
Community Care PlazaFutatsu Bridge Community Care Plaza, Yokohama City83-4, Futatsubashicho, Seya-ku
Futatsu Bridge Second Community Care Plaza, Yokohama City469, Futatsubashicho, Seya-ku
Akuwa Community Care Plaza, Yokohama City2-9-2, Akuwaminami, Seya-ku
Nakayashiki Community Care Plaza, Yokohama City2-18-6, Nakayashiki, Seya-ku
Shimoseya Community Care Plaza, Yokohama City2-44-6, Shimoseya, Seya-ku
Special elderly nursing homes
※1
Yuai no Sato3-25-1, Miyazawa, Seya-ku
Minamino-en3-28-3, Akuwaminami, Seya-ku
Hidamari-kan283-1, Futatsubashicho, Seya-ku
Spring Garden Seya1-27-25, Shimoseya, Seya-ku
Family in Seya3-11-1, Nakayashiki, Seya-ku
Lape Seya21-10, Megurocho, Seya-ku
Aiseien4131-16, Seyacho, Seya-ku
Light-paying nursing homesTono-en26, Azumanodai, Seya-ku
Mutsuso3-55-1, Akuwahigashi, Seya-ku
Nursing care facilities for the elderlyMiyazawa no Sato Hanamomo-en Garden4-13-1, Miyazawa, Seya-ku
Yokohama Seya, Aoi Garden3-51-6, Akuwanishi, Seya-ku
E no Mori3-29-1, Akuwaminami, Seya-ku
Heartful Seya2-2-1, Nakayashiki, Seya-ku
Elderly Welfare CenterSeya Warakuso, Yokohama City3-18-1, Seya, Seya-ku
Facilities for children with disabilities and personsSeya Activities Home Taiyo (Main Building)78-12, Mitsukyo, Seya-ku
Seya Activities Home Taiyo (Annex)2-18-3, Aizawa, Seya-ku
Seya welfare home6-10-2, Aizawa, Seya-ku
Komachi, a multi-functional base in Yokohama489-45, Futatsubashicho, Seya-ku
Special Needs SchoolPrefectural Mitsukyo Support School468, Futatsubashicho, Seya-ku
District center
※2
Seya District Center3-18-1, Seya, Seya-ku
Akuwa District Center2-9-2, Akuwaminami, Seya-ku
Nakaya site center2-18-6, Nakayashiki, Seya-ku

※1 In the event of a major disaster, those who have been certified as requiring long-term care by The Long-term Care Insurance, who have difficulty living at evacuation shelter or at home and need assistance from facility staff may be accepted by emergency admission at nursing homes.
※2 If there is insufficient space at other welfare shelters, use it as an expansion space.

6 Related Links

Disaster countermeasures throughout the region - Guide to Assistance for People Needing Disasters (Health and Social Welfare Bureau Health and Welfare Division page)

Inquiries to this page

Seya Ward General Affairs Department General Affairs Division

Telephone: 045-367-5611

Telephone: 045-367-5611

Fax: 045-366-9657

Email address: se-somu@city.yokohama.lg.jp

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