title: [Setting up of a day group service system for severely disabled children, the "Koala Club"].
abstract: This is a report of the setting up of a day group service system for severely disabled children, the "Koala Club". The "Koala Club" was started in 1993, and has been running outside of the hospital since 1997. A support group for the "Koala Club" was established in 1999. Currently 13 children attend the "Koala Club". The staff of the "Koala Club" consists of one coordinater, four nurses and eight care workers. The medical care is fulfilled by nurses. The "Koala Club" open two days a week. It has been supervised by a doctor and a case worker. There is an important role for physicians in the regional care of disabled children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Regional Medical Support, Shimada Center for Rehabilitation and Neurodevelopmental Intervention, Tama, Tokyo. h.ozawa@shimada-ryoiku.or.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: So
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atsumi
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arimoto
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimiya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index