老人福祉의 現況과 政策 : Its Present Condition and Policy = The Welfare of the Old

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Ⅰ. Introduction
The system of the aged people's welfare is devided to three fields. That is, income security, medical security and other welfare services.
Ⅱ. Welfare policy for the aged in advanced industrialized societies
1. United States of America
(i) Income security
Social security pensions; The Employee Retirement Income Security Act; Supplemental Security Income
(ⅱ) Medical security
Medicare Hospital Insurance; Supplementary Medical Insurance; Non-hospital medical services; Homes for the Aged; Federal Food Stamp Program
(ⅲ) Other welfare services
Senior Center; Golden Age Club or Senior Citizen Club; The Foster Grandparent Program & the Senior Aides Program
2. England
(i) Income security
State Retirement Pension; New State Pension Scheme
(ⅱ) Medical security
Free medical treatment to all people; Primary health-care team to the old
(ⅲ) Other welfare services
Many personal services-domestic help, sitters in, washing, etc. Grouped flat-scheme; Old people's residential homes; Employment Service Agency
3. Denmark
(i) Income security
The Old Age Assistance Act
(ⅱ) Medical security
Health insurance system-sickness benefit
(ⅲ) Other welfare services
Home-help service; pensioner's travels; pensioner's dwelling; blocks of service flats
4. Sweden
(ⅰ) Income security
Basic pension; Supplementary pension; Partial pension
(ⅱ) Medical security
Natinal Insurance Act; Home nursing, day medical care, rehabilitation treatment; Case-finding program
(ⅲ) Other welfare services
Dwelling-ordinary dwelling, pensioner's dwelling, old-age residential home; Day center; Technical aid center
5. France
(ⅰ) Income security
Old-age pension by social security
(ⅱ) Medical security
National Sickness Insurance Fund
(ⅲ) Other welfare services
Social protection-assistance plan Financial aid during "vacance"; transportation aid; leisure and cultivation
6. Japan
(ⅰ) Income security
National pension system
(ⅱ) Medical security
Health diagnosis (free of charge)
(ⅲ) Other welfare services
Old age center or Senior club; Homes for the aged; Home helper; Other senior aids
Ⅲ. The present condition of the aged people's welfare in our country
1. Public assistance -facilities help, home help, medical help, etc.
2. Social Insurance
Medical insurance is not available yet. However, "the old-age pension" will be paid from 1981 by the enactment of "The National Welfare Pension Act."
Ⅳ. Attitudes of the old (respondent) to the welfare problem
1. Preference between home and facilities: home 84.1%, facilities 14.6%
2. The reason of home preference: psychological comfort 70.1%
3. Who is expected to enter facilities? the applicant 76.3%
4. How about "old people's home?" prefer 39.3%, don't prefer 47.5%
5. Expectations to the Government:
(ⅰ) free medical·treatment 25.7%
(ⅱ) support for living expenses 19.8%
Ⅴ. Proposals for the future of the old people's welfare
1. Income security
(ⅰ) Expansion of the expenditure for social security
(ⅱ) Enactment of "the Act for the Old People's Welfare"
(ⅲ) Reinforcement of the pension system
(ⅳ) Reasonable adjustment to the age limit system
2. Medical security
Institutional and more positive policy is preferable.
3. Other welfare services.
The policy which makes maintenance of "the support of the old by living together" possible is expected.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 序說
• Ⅱ. 先進諸國의 老人福祉 政策
• 1. 美國의 老人福社
• 2. 英國의 老人福社
• 3. 덴마아크의 老人福社
• 4. 스웨덴의 老入福社
• 5. 프랑스의 老人福社
• 6. 日本의 老人福社
• Ⅲ. 우리나라 老人福祉의 現況
• Ⅳ. 福社에 대한 老人의 態度
• Ⅴ. 老人福社의 앞날을 위한 提言