| Title |
A Study on the Unit Facilities Improvement of Homes for the Aged |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this paper is to find actual methods to improve unit facilities of existing homes for the aged through analysing their types and features, daily living patterns, and spatial functions. At this time, the quality of physical facilities of homes for the aged does not reflect the quality life in the homes.Therefore, main facilities among all the unit facilities of homes for the aged are studied, such as bed room, dining hall, warden's office, washroom, laundry, bathroom, dispensary, patient's room, physical therapy room, and recreation room. As a result of this study, it is proved that unit facilities of homes for the aged must be improved in consideration of elderly people's use behavior pattern and their improvements are presented in this paper. |