The aging population of Korea and the decreasing number of the olds living with their adult child`s family make the design of nursing home for the elderly important. The object of this study is to see how the concepts of the designers were realized and used in the nursing homes, to find the successful point and problems through post occupancy evaluation, and to give design suggestions so that the result can feedback to similar projects in the future. 3 facility cases finished after year 2000 and designed by three architects specialized in geriatric facility were selected. The architects explained the design concept and intention for each space during the interview using structured questionnaire, and researchers visited each facility, interviewed staffs and observed the residents to see how the design concepts were realized and evaluated. By analyzing the result, we proposed several suggestions for the future design of nursing homes for the elderly.