[Are the home structure, staff and residents adaptable--how far should they be?].

This paper deals basically with the question: Should residents adapt unconditionally to homes or should homes be structured such as to be able to adapt to needs and abilities of the residents? Depending on the image officials, planners und the staff have of elderly people, one can arrive at different answers to this question. In particular, based on different images, the paper discusses consequences and design requirements in respect to a) the planning und the management of homes, b) the behavior of the staff and c) the preservation and deterioration respectively of abilities of the residents.