The aim of this study is to provide some suggestions in the architectural planning and design of mursing homes for the elderly. Findings are as follows ; 1) The residents's daily living activities are closely influenced by the length of stay at one place,the sphere of activities and the contents of action. 2) The changes of daily living activities are uniqe at each resident.Many factors are participated in the changes and especially the relation between the residents is very important in those factors. 3) To not be influenced by the change of own skill of independence and the changes of others would be effective to maintain the uniqe daily living activities of a resident. After all,the suggestions of this report are ,1) To plan the living units wide open so that the residents would be able to move around between the living units and meet many people,2) To dispose the staff station at the right place so that the staff would be able to confirm the residents are safe when they are moving.
