This research aims at studying the LDK (living/dining room and kitchen) space configuration of group homes by the type based on the questionnaire survey, field survey and interviews for managers and nursing staff of 121 group homes for the elderly people with dementia in Chiba prefecture to understand the current status and how it should be in the future. In this paper, the group homes investigated were categorized into "L+D+K," "LD+K," "L+DK," and "LDK" depending on the LDK space configuration and further classified by the building act for analysis. Typical comparison and review of the group homes for such items as degree of satisfaction of the floor area or building or place where the aged people gather was made to clarify the characteristics of each type.
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