A CASE STUDY ON THE PROCESS OF EXTENSION AND RECONSTRUCTION FROM LONG-TERM CARE WARD WITH MULTI-INPATIENT ROOM TO NURSING CARE FACILITY WITH DOWNSIZING CARE AND PRIVATE ROOM

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to report the survey of a long-term-care hospital implementing extension and reconstruction for nursing care facility with downsizing care and private rooms. Some results show as follows : (1) The reconstructions from long-term care ward with multi-inpatient room to nursing care facility with downsizing care and private rooms were repeated many times for a long term more than 17 years. (2) The extensions and reconstructions for nursing care facility with downsizing care and private rooms were done after 2002. At first, existing buildings were rebuilt for the conversion of multi-inpatient rooms to private rooms, and then extensions were done for the installation of shared space.