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An Analysis on the Importance and Performance of Personal Information Protection for the Elderly Welfare Center Employees

  • You, Gil-Jun
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.23 no.11
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    • pp.185-191
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to present effective basic data for business management through analysis of importance and performance of personal information protection of the elderly welfare center workers. For this purpose, the questionnaire on the protection of personal information was reconstructed based on the diagnostic level of the personal information security management level of the public institution and the questionnaire was conducted on 105 employees of the elderly welfare center in Chungbuk area. Based on the responses to the importance and the degree of performance of the personal information protection of the elderly welfare center employees, technical statistics and corresponding sample T-tests were conducted and the importance-performance analysis (IPA) was used. Followings are the results of this study: First, there is a statistically significant difference between the importance and the implementation of the management system for the protection of personal information of the workers in the elderly welfare center, establishment and implementation of protection measures, establishment and implementation of infringement measures. Second, IPA analysis on the protection of personal information of the workers in the elderly welfare center shows that the establishment and implementation of protection measures are the areas to maintain good performance. Third, in IPA analysis of the sub-factors of the personal information protection of the workers in the welfare center of the elderly, in the construction and management of the management system, in performing the role of the personal information protection officer and establishing and implementing protection measures, The factors of prevention of information disclosure and exposure and the safe use and management of personal information processing system were analyzed as areas requiring intensive improvement. This study is meaningful as a basic research that can raise the awareness of the personal information protection of the workers in the elderly welfare center and induce the improvement of the related work.

A study on the Spatial Organization of Social Welfare Center in Permanent Rental Housing of Small and Middle City -Focused on the welfare facilities for aged- (중소도시 영구임대아파트 단지 내 사회복지관의 공간구성에 관한 연구 -노인복지시설을 중심으로-)

  • Park, chang-sun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.46-56
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    • 2005
  • Social welfare center is a representation agency in the local welfare system to provide the local residents with necessary services directly. The purpose of this study is to give the fundamental materials for space program in terms of planning a social welfare center by means of analyzing spatial arrangement of each section in senior welfare activity. The structure of the social welfare center should be adopted to the reality and the center of local should pay attention to enhance the quality of life in elderly. As the aspects of the programs, distinctive program should be designed. To do so, social welfare center should be adjusted to the local situation and get flexibility on operating in the local level. Each program in senior welfare activity should be connected in the spatial organization and various space should be provided in desire of elderly. So the section of dining room and medical rehabilitation is a places mostly for the elderly. Multipurpose space for the interest and leisure and the space of the senior education facility are provided in social welfare center.

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Comparative Study of Welfare Facility Policies for the Elderly in Korea and Japan (한국과 일본의 노인복지시설 관련정책의 비교 고찰)

  • Nam, Yun-Cheol
    • Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.109-117
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to present our elderly welfare policy and welfare facilities for the elderly and to propose the future direction of policy for the elderly with comparison to that of Japan. The comparative study results of Korea and Japan are as follows: As the basis of elderly welfare, care insurance for the elderly is now fixated in the two countries. On the other hand, for quantitative expansion in Korea, the quality level has been gone down. Due to qualitative evaluation, the growth of facilities has slowed and material welfare providers was also a decline in the number of operators. Two countries in the field of community welfare in recent years has been actively promoting. It is the most important to solve the social welfare problem with local councils who know the area, which is a part of the future to focus and to support. Due to huge construction investment of facility, there is the burden of operators. This facility is appropriate for an extension of the home. However, it is in the hard economic times. Until now, the number of people in a room is at least four according to the legal standard of Korea, there are a few private rooms. On the other hand, in Japan, unit-care was phased since 2002 and private rooms have been expanded. In Japan, health center for the elderly plays an important role with special elderly nursing home among facilities for the elderly. Health center provides services that are recovering, nursing, and caring to support independence for the elderly after acute phase of treatment. As treatment and care, the aim of health center is to return the elderly to home. On the other hand, there are a few health centers for returning the elderly to home in Korea. Furthermore, in Japan, a project for preventive care has been begun. The project is needed in Korea.

A Study on Utilization and the Spatial Organization of Complexity for Community Center in Rural - Focused on Imsil-Gun in Jeollabukdo - (커뮤니티센터로서 농촌 마을회관의 복합화에 따른 이용실태 및 공간구성에 관한 연구 -전라북도 임실군을 중심으로-)

  • Park, Chang-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest the possibility of complexity use these facilities for elderly welfare facility or public health facility and community center in rural. For this purpose this article researched into elderly welfare facilities, public health facilities and social welfare centers. And we studied of village community center, life pattern in old people in rural. With a rapidly increase in population of older people in rural, there is a great demand for the construction of complexes facilities. Particularly, there was highly demand for the public health facilities and the welfare programme of physiotherapy facilities on village community center in rural. However, there is not a intersection of space composition and specification function between elderly welfare facilities and public healthcare facilities and community welfare centers in this time. Accordingly, in the future plan for community center in rural, it is necessary to consider integration with public health facility. And it is necessary to compose the community center in consideration of the spatial organization of complexity as a possibility of community welfare activities.

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The Spatial Distribution of Elderly Welfare Service in South Korea

  • PARK, Yoonhwan;LIM, Hyunchul
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.71-82
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: This study aims to not only measure the elderly welfare supply index but investigate spatial patterns and determinants of local elderly welfare services in South Korea. Research design, data, and methodology: The index for local elderly welfare services is measured by employing standardized scores for critical variables related to elderly welfare. The present study utilized the GIS technique and Moran's I index to examine spatial patterns of elderly welfare services. The determinants of local elderly welfare service are analyzed by a series of regression models using R. Results: Spatial imbalance and asymmetric distribution were serious in the supply of elderly welfare service. It was also confirmed that the factors affecting the level of welfare services for the elderly vary depending on the type of service. In particular, the higher the proportion of the elderly population and the social welfare budget, the lower the level of welfare services for the elderly. Conclusions: Given the circumstance of spatial mismatch between supply and demand for elderly welfare services, it is necessary to consider and provide policy tactics about how the economic benefits and welfare budgets generated in the region can contribute to strengthening the welfare service system for the elderly.

A Study on the Concept and Type of Integration Senior Center - Focusing on the Development of the Network of Leisure Welfare Facilities for the Elderly - (거점경로당의 개념 및 유형에 관한 연구 - 노인여가복지시설의 네트워크 형성을 중심으로 -)

  • Song, Myung-Jong;Kim, Mo-Du;Lee, Hyo-Won
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design
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    • v.35 no.9
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    • pp.57-64
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    • 2019
  • Due to the rapid increase of the elderly population, promoted desire for recreational activities in old age and so emerging importance of Leisure welfare facilities for the elderly. Although Senior community centers playing an important role in old people leisure life are quantitative resources occupying majority of the Leisure welfare facilities for the elderly. there are many problems of managing programs, aging facilities, small spaces and so on. So, many facilities are used as simple meeting places of old people without solution about qualitative problem. Also, because of negative perceptions of people about Senior community center socially, desires of using Senior community center of old generation will decrease. In order to perfectly play a role of Leisure welfare facilities for the elderly, we need to review regulations about facility and program of Senior community center and suggest ways to resolve these problems. According to these necessity, Integration senior community centers appeared as a new concept. These centers compensate the physical defects through integrating small Senior community center. Through dividing function and service of senior welfare and forming networks between Senior community center and Senior welfare center, these centers set a goal of increasing quantitative and qualitative improving of leisure life of old people.

The Study on the Analysis and Development Direction of the Elderly Welfare Center Programs by Region Characteristics (지역특성에 따른 노인복지관 프로그램 분석과 발전방향에 관한 연구)

  • Joo, Chan-Hee;Kim, Ock-Nyu
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.370-380
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the program according to the local characteristics of the elderly welfare center and to present the development direction of the elderly welfare center in the future. The questionnaire was administered to 344 elderly welfare centers nationwide and 304 questionnaires were used for analysis. Based on the regional characteristics of the elderly welfare center, three types were derived and analyzed. The results of this study are as follows: First, the projects which showed difference according to the regional characteristics of the elderly welfare center were the functional recovery program, counseling, emotional support, and community welfare program. Second, it was found that the elderly welfare centers had different programs according to their areas. The results showed that the elderly welfare centers had different programs, group programs, self-help groups, beauty services, employment support education, economic education, retirement preparation education, home helper service, generation integration program, mobile welfare business and regional cooperation project. Based on these results, it is suggested that the development direction of the elderly welfare center is necessary to develop the program of the elderly welfare center according to the characteristics of the region and it is necessary to guarantee autonomy so that the elderly welfare center can operate the program.

A Study on the Facility Space Improvement for the Senior Welfare Center in Daejeon City (대전시 노인복지회관 시설공간개선 연구)

  • Lee, Hae-Wook;Lee, Jeong-Soo;Song, Yong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2006
  • Being rapidly increased in population of the elderly, the welfare of the elderly is no longer family's and personal problems. It is a social issue that have to be solved by the community and the government. Daejeon city government faces the same social issue and should release the solution to the community in the near future. Based on the new trend of deinstitutionalization and community care for the elderly who live in normal home rather than for those in protection systems, the solution could be released to the elderly. This paper is assessed as the first stage research of normalization of the old people's living. By the comparition analysis of the existing Senior Welfare Center in Daejeon city and Japan, the facility space improvement method was considered. And through the above investigation and comparition analysis, the method that extend and improve the welfare facility space of Senior Welfare Center is proposed.

Comparison of Depression and Cognitive Function between Elderly Welfare Recipients and Non-Elderly Welfare Recipients in a Public Health Center (한 보건기관에 내원한 기초생활수급노인과 비 수급노인의 우울 및 인지기능 상태 비교)

  • Park, Jung-Ah;Cho, Young-Chae
    • Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2007
  • Objectives: This study was performed to provide the fundamental data available in the field of the elderly health of the low-income bracket by researching and comparing related factors for the assessment of the degree of depression and cognitive function between elderly welfare recipients and non-elderly welfare recipients. Methods: The study subjects, 402 elderly person over 65-year-old in Daejeon were interviewed, during the two-month from May to June 2006, about their general characteristics, depression and cognitive function. Results: elderly welfare recipients was higher than non-elderly welfare recipients in degree of depression on the other hand, in cognitive function is lower. Also, the depression and cognitive function were related with not only socio-demographic characteristics like the age, the degree of education, the presence of spouse or not and the health status but also health behavior characteristics like the sleeping time, the drinking and the exercise. Conclusions: The project of health promotion and programs that can improve the related factors to the depression and cognitive function for elderly welfare recipients should be developed and practiced.

A Study on Decision Factors Affecting Utilization of Elderly Welfare Center: Focus on Gimpo City (노인복지관 이용 결정요인에 관한 연구: 김포시 노인을 중심으로)

  • Won, Il;Kim, Keunhong;Kim, SungHyun
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.351-364
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to learn about the decision factors affecting utilization of elderly welfare center of the elderly living in Gimpo city. The reason of the study is that the elderly welfare center as a provider of general welfare services could not only thinking about the state policy but also need to consider about the inherent role and function of the elderly. Especially for these elders living in rural areas, although the number of elderly welfare centers of the whole country has greatly increased in last 10 years, the effect and function of the facility are almost the same and they are still lack of leisure activities. This issue become a serious problem nowadays. For the above reasons, this article conducts a social survey of 360 elderly people over the age of 65 who lives in the Gimpo city which is a rural-urban type city. The research method is to examine the relationship between the predisposing factors, enabling factors and need factors of Andersen's behavior model with binary logistic regression analysis and the decision tree analysis. The result of binary logistic regression shows the most of factors of Andersen's model is significant. The factors of age, gender, education level in predisposing factors; monthly income in enabling factors and the reserve for old life, the preparation of economic activity for old life in need factors are significant. Then the result of decision tree analysis shows the interaction between factors; when the education level in predisposing factors is higher, the possibility of using of elderly welfare center becomes bigger. Also as the level of healthy promoting preparation in the need factors gets lower, the possibility of using of elderly welfare center still becomes bigger. Although differences were found in the interpretation of the results of regression analysis and decision tree analysis, the results of this study can still provide support for the necessity of elderly welfare centers providing integrated welfare services.