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KMID : 0387319980080010203
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
1998 Volume.8 No. 1 p.203 ~ p.231
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Comparative Study on the Facilities for the Elderly Care
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Kim Key-Hoon
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Abstract
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This purposes of this study is to develope policies on the facilities for the elderly care in Korea. Methodology of this study adopts comparative analysis on the facilities for the elderly care in 6 countries which have experienced various problems on the elderly. These 6 countries are Japan, Sweden, America, Australian, England and Germany. Major issues for comparative analysis are the standard of care facilities, residence condition, finance of facilities establishment and expense, operating system, management, and the law and administrative structure about the facilities for the elderly care.
The elderly people need various kinds of welfare services such as medical care facilities, nursing home facilities, home care facilities etc.. Thus the public policies for the aging population nations are compose of income maintenance program, health and medical care services and social welfare services. The policies of facilities for elderly care are very important since these policies include the characteristics of income maintenance, medical care program and welfare program.
This study will supply basic data for the development of facilities for the elderly care in Korea, especially concerning the system and institutional device of the facilities.
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KEYWORD
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Facility for the elderly care, walfare policy, nursing home, long-term care
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