This　study　is　a　case　study　on　evaluating　locations　of　46　community　and　in-home　care　centers　(CHCC)　in　four　central　districts　in　Fuzhou,　China.　The　goals　are　to　evaluate　the　location　suitability　of　the　current　centers,　eliminate　the　unsuitable　locations　and　recommend　suitable　alternatives.　In　particular,　this　study　tried　to　explore　the　feasible　approaches　for　urban　planners　to　enhance　the　process　of　planning　and　implementation　participated　by　multiple　stakeholders,　with　less　decisions　made　by　the　care　providers　and　the　government　departments.　The　suitability　analysis　of　the　current　CHCC　locations　was　implemented　in　two　steps.　First,　the　inappropriately　sited　centers　were　identified　by　the　multiple　indexes　of　legality,　vulnerability　and　convenience　through　a　Fuzzy　Analytic　Hierarchic　Process　analysis　and　were　emulated　and　visualized　by　GIS.　Second,　the　ill-located　centers　recommended　more　suitable　plots　identified　by　p-center　or　coverage　location　models　according　to　the　type　of　these　centers.　As　a　result,　five　centers　are　perfectly　located,　while　19　centers　need　to　be　relocated,　as　they　were　located　on　sites　that　were　either　inconsistent　with　the　appropriate　land　use　or　in　the　risks　of　natural　hazards.　The　rest　half　(22　centers)　need　improvements　to　different　degrees　to　meet　all　the　relevant　planning　requirements.　©　2022　The　Author(s).　Published　by　Informa　UK　Limited,　trading　as　Taylor　&　Francis　Group　on　behalf　of　the　Architectural　Institute　of　Japan,　Architectural　Institute　of　Korea　and　Architectural　Society　of　China.