The Korean elderly population over 65 years of age makes up 7.2% of the total population in 2000, and Korea has already entered an 'aging society' as it exceeded 7% designated by U.N. Also, Korea is anticipated to reach an 'aged society' accounting for 14% of the total population by 2019. All the mo...
The Korean elderly population over 65 years of age makes up 7.2% of the total population in 2000, and Korea has already entered an 'aging society' as it exceeded 7% designated by U.N. Also, Korea is anticipated to reach an 'aged society' accounting for 14% of the total population by 2019. All the more, the speed at which Korea is entering an aging society ranks no. 1 in the world, and the portion of the elderly population is projected to more than double 16.2% of the world average, from 9.1% in 2005 to 38.2% in 2050. Korea is expected to proceed from an 'aging society' to an 'aged society' at the fastest pace in the world, and comparing to the number of years expected to be spent in the transition from an 'aging society' to an 'aged society', France will record 115 years, the USA 71 years, Canada 65 years, Switzerland 52 years, the UK 47 years, and Japan 24 years; however, it will take 19 years for Korea, aging too quickly. Along with such a rapidly advancing aging society, the elderly living alone are increasing, adding to the popularization of nuclear family, and currently there are 880,000 elderly people living alone at over 65 years of age. This figure supposedly will increase to around 1 million by 2010. Furthermore, the number of elderly people living alone, having no one to depend on, is increasing due to economic polarization since the IMF crisis, and families face limitations in the care of the elderly because of women's participation in social activities. These have been designated as reasons for the quick rise of elderly households living alone, having no one to depend on. Meanwhile, the government support policy is revealing its limitations in the smooth management of elderly people living alone owing to the lack of budgets. Also, there is the problem of overlooking lonely death, which appears when the elderly living alone are confronted with a lonely death without any help from anyone near them, and they are only discovered after a long while. Therefore, there is a growing need for the implementation of “the u-Care system for elderly people living alone” which is able to promptly and systematically cope even with emergencies by applying the USN-based technology. In order to solve the problem of managing elderly people living alone, which comes with an aging society, this study implemented “the u-Care system for elderly people living alone”, a next generation new technological, cutting-edge welfare service system that overcomes limitations in time and space, proposed the need for connection between the systems, and analyzed the current system condition. Concerning a research method, the study proposed a cooperative system between institutions in terms of the safe management system for elderly people living alone through the implementation of the proven USN-based u-Care system for elderly people living alone, and attempted to ensure a stable, progressive u-Care service infrastructure and development plans for the future, by enhancing the efficiency of the u-Care system-based service for elderly people living alone.
The Korean elderly population over 65 years of age makes up 7.2% of the total population in 2000, and Korea has already entered an 'aging society' as it exceeded 7% designated by U.N. Also, Korea is anticipated to reach an 'aged society' accounting for 14% of the total population by 2019. All the more, the speed at which Korea is entering an aging society ranks no. 1 in the world, and the portion of the elderly population is projected to more than double 16.2% of the world average, from 9.1% in 2005 to 38.2% in 2050. Korea is expected to proceed from an 'aging society' to an 'aged society' at the fastest pace in the world, and comparing to the number of years expected to be spent in the transition from an 'aging society' to an 'aged society', France will record 115 years, the USA 71 years, Canada 65 years, Switzerland 52 years, the UK 47 years, and Japan 24 years; however, it will take 19 years for Korea, aging too quickly. Along with such a rapidly advancing aging society, the elderly living alone are increasing, adding to the popularization of nuclear family, and currently there are 880,000 elderly people living alone at over 65 years of age. This figure supposedly will increase to around 1 million by 2010. Furthermore, the number of elderly people living alone, having no one to depend on, is increasing due to economic polarization since the IMF crisis, and families face limitations in the care of the elderly because of women's participation in social activities. These have been designated as reasons for the quick rise of elderly households living alone, having no one to depend on. Meanwhile, the government support policy is revealing its limitations in the smooth management of elderly people living alone owing to the lack of budgets. Also, there is the problem of overlooking lonely death, which appears when the elderly living alone are confronted with a lonely death without any help from anyone near them, and they are only discovered after a long while. Therefore, there is a growing need for the implementation of “the u-Care system for elderly people living alone” which is able to promptly and systematically cope even with emergencies by applying the USN-based technology. In order to solve the problem of managing elderly people living alone, which comes with an aging society, this study implemented “the u-Care system for elderly people living alone”, a next generation new technological, cutting-edge welfare service system that overcomes limitations in time and space, proposed the need for connection between the systems, and analyzed the current system condition. Concerning a research method, the study proposed a cooperative system between institutions in terms of the safe management system for elderly people living alone through the implementation of the proven USN-based u-Care system for elderly people living alone, and attempted to ensure a stable, progressive u-Care service infrastructure and development plans for the future, by enhancing the efficiency of the u-Care system-based service for elderly people living alone.
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