Senior Center (Gyeongrodang) Installation Report — 20-Member Capacity, 20㎡ Lounge Standard and Operating Rules

Procedure

1. 1. Confirm the installer and member capacity

   Decide whether the installer is an individual, a residents' group or a corporation; a corporation prepares its articles of incorporation. Users of a senior center are persons aged 65 or older, and the capacity must be at least 20 members, or at least 10 on islands and in eup/myeon areas (Enforcement Rule Annex 7). Check the capacity against the member list in advance.

2. 2. Check facility standards and the right to use the building

   A senior center must have a living room or lounge, a toilet and electrical facilities, and the living room or lounge must be at least 20㎡. If the installer does not own the building, a document proving the right of use, such as a lease or a consent to use, can replace ownership documents. The official checks the building and land registers and the electrical safety inspection certificate, so confirm the electrical safety inspection as well.

3. 3. Draft the operating rules (bylaws)

   The head of the facility must prepare rules on operating methods, user obligations and other operating matters and submit them to the city, county or district office (Annex 8). Include membership eligibility, election and term of officers, membership fees and spending decisions, and the procedure for amending the rules, and state that subsidies are accounted for in a separate account. Also decide the books to be kept, such as the member list, budget and settlement statements and the income and expenditure ledger.

4. 4. Submit the installation report and receive the report certificate

   Submit the Elderly Leisure Welfare Facility Installation Report (Form No. 19) to the competent city, county or district office with the right-of-use or ownership documents and, for a corporation, its articles of incorporation. Senior centers are exempt from submitting location maps, floor plans, user fee documents and business plans, and there is no fee. The processing period is 7 days, and once accepted an Elderly Welfare Facility Installation Report Certificate (Form No. 15) is issued.

5. 5. Change reports and support during operation

   If the name, location, capacity or head of the facility (chairperson) changes, file a change report (Form No. 21-2) with the report certificate, and Article 21 of the Enforcement Decree requires filing 3 months before the change. A senior center may receive State or local government subsidies for grain and side-dish purchases and heating and cooling costs and may be eligible for reductions in electricity, telecommunications, city gas and water charges, with the scope of subsidies set by the budget and the competent authority's standards.

Required documents

• Elderly Leisure Welfare Facility Installation Report (Enforcement Rule of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act, Form No. 19)
• Documents proving ownership or right of use of the building and land (lease, consent to use, etc.; omitted if confirmed through shared administrative information)
• One copy of the articles of incorporation (if the installer is a corporation)
• Senior center operating rules (bylaws)
• Member (user) list to confirm capacity
• Consent to shared use of administrative information (if not given, submit building and land register certificates and the electrical safety inspection certificate directly)

Fees

Typically ranges from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand won in the industry · Depends on whether it is a new installation or a revision of rules and change report for an existing center, the number of members and the scope of books to be organized; quoted after consultation. There is no government fee for the installation report.

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Legal basis and review date

• Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 36
• Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 37
• Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 37-2
• Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 37-3
• Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 40
• Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 47
• Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 57
• Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 61-2
• Enforcement Decree of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 21
• Enforcement Decree of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 24
• Enforcement Rule of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 24
• Enforcement Rule of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 25
• Enforcement Rule of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 26
• Enforcement Rule of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Article 30
• Enforcement Rule of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Annex 7
• Enforcement Rule of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Annex 8
• Enforcement Rule of the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act Form No. 19

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-14

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• To close or suspend a senior center, a closure/suspension report (Form No. 21) must be filed in advance with a subsidy use report and a plan for returning remaining property, and closing or suspending without a report is subject to an administrative fine (Articles 40 and 61-2 of the Act).
• Capacity and lounge area must meet the standards at the time of reporting, so check the actual usable area and number of members before choosing a building.

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