[Analyses of space available in homes and day centers for the aged, as well as nursing homes for elderly people, in the FRG. Booking and occupation rate in homes and nursing homes for the aged (author's transl)].

Further intention of the survey having been conducted to show the consequences of the "Heimmindestverordnung" (draft dated Nov. 1974) was to obtain a review of the density of occupancy related to housing for the elderly. In homes for the old the rate of one-bed-rooms significantly increased during the last 15 years, whereas the respective quota for rooms with two, three, or more beds showed a decreasing tendency. In nursing homes density also decreased: the rate of one- and two-bed-rooms increased and the respective frequency of rooms equipped with four and more beds decreased from 55% to 13%. Regarding the density of occupancy also the other data collected such as related to variables as association the investigation-unit belongs to, commencement of operation, federal state, size of community led to some striking findings.