Placing a covering at large-scale day care facilities for the elderly and special elderly nursing homes is expected to increase the role of the fundamental facilities in these large areas. This paper aims to regulate the plan and corner arrangement patterns of the main rooms and explain the features of the relations between room composition and usage. The room usage and construction method required for the main rooms of such large-scale day care facilities are considered on the basis of acquired knowledge.

The results are as follows.

1) As the table and chairs are arranged in the center of the main room, activities such as relaxation, meals, and functional training are held in the same place in FTL+N and FTL type corner arrangement cases, and there are a few selection options for the user’s seating space. To ensure the maximum utilization of space as per the number of people, functional training may be held in a seated position on chairs, wherein users spend the whole day seated except when bathing and using the toilet. On the other hand, there is another type of arrangement wherein the table remains as is, and the staff modify the position of the chairs in a completely different manner to provide members with additional training space. The furniture for naps isn’t placed in main room using FTL type arrangement wherein the sub room turns into a nap space, and thereby, results in a generous arrangement including tables and chairs, sofa s, office corners, etc.

2) T+FL+N and FT+FL+N type corner arrangement cases on the main room floor space per person are 5.0-6.0 square meters, and they divide the main rooms into two areas and thereby secure exclusive spaces for meals and functional training. In addition to the position of tables and chairs for meals, the relaxation corner, etc., are often prepared in a manner in which users can freely spend time on the sofa sets in the relaxation corner, and the choice of room also includes a secured functional training corner. As a feature of the two-corner composition type, the staff’s preparation procedure is conducted through the proper utilization of the corner as per the needs of the program, ensuring smooth movement while using the least waiting time during area conversions for lunch and functional training.

3) In T+L affiliation corner arrangement, there are two types of training styles. In the first type, the staff prepares chairs in the functional training corner before the end of naptime, and almost all the members participate in the training sessions. In the second type, members are divided into two groups of T and FL corners, respectively, and different types of trainings are held by the staff in a manner in which it is difficult for all the members to exercise in the functional training space. Moreover, the floor space of the functional training corner also influences the place and form of training. In addition, the nap floor reserve requirement (number of beds for nap / facility capacity) differs (0.10-0.46) as per the facility, and in general, it can be as low as 0.2-0.3 (whole average: 0.26). Although the reservation of a nap space is a common issue in large-scale facilities, there are also users who don’t take naps.