Factors Affecting Long-term Care Facility Managers′ Perceived Difficulties in Organizational Space Planning

Abstract

This study examines the typology of the five factors affecting the space planning of long-term care (LTC) facilities in Taiwan to understand how they affect facility managers′ perceived difficulty in engaging in space planning. Data were collected through questionnaires and nonlinear canonical correlation analysis (OVERALS) was used for data analysis. The results reveal that managers of leased LTC facilities experience greater difficulty in space planning than managers of facilities designed specifically for LTC use. The results also suggest that specifications and guidelines regarding space design and planning should be provided for various types of LTC facilities.