| Title |
A Study on the Architectural Characteristics and the Differences by the Type, Districts, and Surrounding Environment of Nursing Homes for the Elderly in Korea |
| Authors |
Byun Hea-Ryung ; Yoon Young-Sun ; Kim Dae-Nyun ; Chung Mi-Ryum |
| Keywords |
Nursing Home ; Skilled Care Facility for the Elderly ; Architectural Characteristics ; Therapeutic Environment |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to analyze architectural characteristics of the living environment of nursing homes for the elderly and to examine the current status and problems by clarifying the differences in variables of relation with the characteristics of the nursing homes. Mail survey was performed using a structured questionnaire from July 29th to August 31st, 2006. The questionnaire dealt with the general features of the facility and the elderly who live there, and the spatial feature of the facility. The study limited its survey to those facilities that were registered to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which opened after 1995 and that had the capacity of more than 30 people. As a result, the questionnaire was sent to the directors of 344 facilities who were in charge of the nursing home operation and planning. 185 facilities returned the questionnaire and the study used 182 questionnaires for data analysis. The study used the SPSS 12 program to draw the frequency, percentage of the answers and utilized the cross-tab to analyze the differences. The results of this study were as follows: First, most facilities have opened after 2000 and 74% of the objects are free. In architectural characteristics, most of them were 1,000～2,000㎡ in building area, ― shape in the building shape, and corridor in the shape of floor plan. This means that the architectural characteristics of nursing homes in Korea were like as facilities. Second, the skilled care facilities was bigger, more various building types, and more cases of other facilities(day care center, short-term care center et al.) included than nursing homes. Third, in building area, the nursing homes in large cities were smaller than the nursing homes in small towns or rural areas. Other facilities, as day-care center, were included in many case of the nursing homes in large cities. |