Measuring the Needs for Medical Service in the Retirement Residential Community in Korea

Park, SoIm and Seo, Kyung Wook (2017) Measuring the Needs for Medical Service in the Retirement Residential Community in Korea. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 05 (03). pp. 116-127. ISSN 2328-4889

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jbcpr.2017.53009

Abstract

Medical facilities in retirement residential areas provide diverse medical and health-related services to retirees, and they are equipped and programed with various medical services for enhancing retirees’ daily activities. To find out the current status of using medical facilities by retirees, this study surveyed retirees in their fifties, sixties, and seventies, who live in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. The survey data was sorted by the types of medical facilities they visit, reasons for their visit, and the types of medical facilities in a retirement residential area they would prefer to visit. The pros and cons of using private and general hospitals can be evaluated further to set up the right strategy to reconcile them; and each type of hospital can be improved by adding those missing elements that the interviewees mentioned. In the broad perspective, this indicates the need to suggest the direction of preparing residential areas that are technically planned for retirees on the basis of the analysis of Korean retirees’ needs.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Urban Retirees, Baby-Boomer, Retirement Residential Area, Neighborhood Regeneration, Age-Friendly Facility, Medical Service, Universal Design, Barrier-Free Design
Subjects: K400 Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional)
L900 Others in Social studies
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User: Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited: 13 Nov 2018 14:46
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2021 09:21
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/36666

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