Öz
Rapidly aging population in the World and inTurkey and sheltering and care of the elderly population is gaining importance day by day. It has become increasingly important in our country to provide services such as nursing homes that provide services for the care and maintenance of elderly people in accordance with world standards. In this study; it is aimed to bring the living standards of elderly people living in nursing homes to a better level. Within the Istanbul province, 29 nursing homes belonging to private institutions were examined and deficiencies the risks in the areas were identified later indoor plans taken from institutions or drawn after observations. During work; In the nursing homes, the places where the elderly population frequently used are identified and 5 main spatial risks are identified and these risks are divided into 47 sub-risk groups. Each of the sub-risk groups of the space was assessed by the Fine-Kinney Risk Assessment method and the data of the most risky places were reached. As a result of the study, in order to improve the living standards of elderly people living in nursing homes in Istanbul, we have identified the areas that we should not pay attention to according to the risks in the rooms and offered suggestions for the improvement of the spaces.