Article 17
In addition to the rule stipulated in Article 4, facilities of small size nursing institutions should also comply with the following rules:
(1). Dormitory: Floor area should be more than 5 square meters per person. Maximum number of beds for each room is 6.
(2). Nursing station: nursing record closet and adequate equipments for emergency rescue should be set up.
(3). Location of daily activities: Multi-functional space and facilities should be set up.
(4). Toilet: At least one toilet for man and two toilets for woman for every 16 senior citizens attended. The number would be treated as 16 if the actual number of senior citizens attended is less. Another set of toilet for man and two toilets for woman will be added for any additional 16 senior citizens.
The added toilets specified in preceding paragraph 4 can be replaced by removable potty seats.

Article 22
Institutions caring for dementia senior citizens should apply unit caring pattern. Basically, the number of senior citizens attended per unit shall not be more than 16 persons.

Article 23
Facilities for institutions caring for dementia senior citizens should comply with the rules stipulated in Article 4 and the followings:
(1). Dormitory:
A. Floor area should be more than 7 square meters per person with one senior per room in principle. Each room shall not be equipped with more than four beds; the number of beds of all rooms for four senior citizens shall not exceed half of beds of the total units. Rooms for two senior citizens or more shall be equipped with barriers for the separation of personal living space.
B. Simple hygiene facilities should be set up in each dormitory.
C. Entrance and exit of each dormitory should connect with aisles or living rooms. Definite division between dormitories should be set up. Objects such as screen or curtain are not allowed to be used to divide dormitories.
(2). Nursing station: should be equipped with preparatory room, task platform, treatment trolly, nursing record closet, closet for medicine and medical equipments, and adequate equipments for emergency rescue.
(3). Basic facilities for the daily life of every unit should, in addition to dormitory, include living room, cafeteria, simply kitchen, bathing and hygiene facilities (lavatories, bathroom and toilets) and other necessary facilities.
(4). Locations for daily activities: space and equipments needed for recreational activities should be established.
(5). Other facilities: space and equipments such as waste processing room and laundry room.
Institutions stipulated in the previous paragraph are entitled to establish space and equipments needed for physical therapy room, occupational therapy room, social service room, religious gathering location, caring room for dying senior citizens, emergency observation room, meal service room and waste cremation room depending on business needs.

Article 37
Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions not qualified for these standards but were approved and established before Feb. 1st, 2007 should complete improvement tasks within 5 years of the implementation date of the amendments for these standards. Cases of failure to complete improvement within deadline will be handled in accordance with the Act. Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions stipulated in the previous Article will follow the same Act.
Senior Citizens Welfare Institutions in remote areas, outlying islands, aboriginal areas which were approved and established before Feb. 1st, 2007 but with difficulty to carry out improvements in accordance with these standards may submit project of exempting from the requirements stipulated in preceding provisions to the competent authority of municipal or county (city) for review as well as for the approval from the Central competent authority.

Article 38
These standards will be implemented starting from the promulgation date.
Provisions of the standard amended on December 3rd, 2012 will be enacted since July 31, 2012.