| Title |
A Study on the Optimal Accessibility and Location of the Comprehensive Support Institution for Senior Citizens |
| Authors |
Kim, Mi-ran ; Lee, Kyung Hoon |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2020.36.3.21 |
| Keywords |
Comprehensive Support Institution for Senior Citizens; Support Centers for Preparation for Old Age; Elderly-friendly Institution; Optimal Accessibility of the Institution; Needs of Senior Citizens |
| Abstract |
This study explores institutions that provide comprehensive services to senior citizens, including welfare, healthcare, and housing support.
These institutions can be defined as centers that offer continual care and carry out policies related to senior citizens. In such institutions,
senior citizens have access to information about aging and senior services. First, this study reviewed prior research on senior comprehensive
support institutions and their accessibility, and the data led to several findings about the needs of the senior citizens and the proper locations
of senior comprehensive support institutions. And this study used surveys to gather information on senior citizens’ perceptions of services at
such institutions. The survey results indicated that the elderly agreed with the priorities of comprehensive support institutions, and that it
would be more convenient to visit such institutions if there were more than one per Dong (administrative district of Seoul). In response to
these results, the ideal radius of each administrative district in the metropolitan area of Korea was investigated. Finally, the study also
discussed the adequacy of this distance in comparison to that of current institutions in Japan. Combining these results, the study concludes
that comprehensive support institutions for the citizens should be created and suggests appropriate distances and locations of such institutions. |