A STUDY ON EFFECT OF THE CARE AND SPACE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL BATHING : A study on bathing in a nursing home (1)

This study aims to clarify the effect of the introduction of the bathing corresponding to the individual care for the elderly. The results are as follows; 1) After reparing the bathrooms and dressinng rooms, the circulation was dispersed and the number of the elderlies in the same rooms reduced. On the other hand, the elderly's waiting time became long and the care worker's care patterns didn't improve. 2) Afterward by introducing the individual bathing care system, waiting time became short and the care appropriate to the eldely's situations was brought into practice.