When I visited a nursing home in Japan with my friend, he said “This place is comfortably messy. It makes me feel at home.”

Being in the living room in this unit (10 elders live in one unit–total of 8 unites in the building), I felt so comfortable. It was also clear for me that elders in the space were completely relaxed. I was tempted to take a nap with the lady who were peacefully sleeping in the white sofa in the living room.

This organization gives certain amount of money for staff members in each unit to decorate their unit with the elders. As a result, every single unit we visited looked completely different. Because the unites were not decorated by interior designers, the space was no where close to be perfect. However, I loved the unique personality in each unit. Moreover, the atmosphere was so peaceful and warm. You could see how relaxed the elders were in this place from the images below.

I love to go back again soon, and take a nap with elders there….