Abstract: In recent years,as the population of our country has entered the aging stage,the issue of elderly care has aroused widespread concern,especially the living environment of the elderly, the construction of nursing homes and other issues. However,various problems have arisen in the construction and operation of various types of elderly care facilities,and the state has successively introduced or revised related design codes and standards.Based on this,this article takes a nursing home project in Jiading District,Shanghai as an example,and analyzes its design process for reference.