돌봄의 사회화와 노인 인권의 주변화

Abstract

Our society has already entered into the hyper-old aged, so thepopulation over 65 years old are growing rapidly. Those are in theneed of long-term care for chronic disease like diabetes, high bloodpressure and many kinds of serious disease. Traditionally womenfamily members have served physical and mental care in the house. The government had set the ‘Long-term Care Insurance for theElderly’ and ‘Personalized care service for senior citizens’ toenlarge the care service and to lessen the women family member'sdomestic labour. The government gave the license to private business operators toprovide care service efficiently, market shares of the care taker andfacility were undesiarably increased, also. By virtue of the new market, employment rate of middle-agedwomen has raised and the socialized care service can be used inthe house. But negative effects of pursuing the profit in the privatebusiness field are revealed. Expansion of socialized care service andinstitutionalization of Long-term Care insurance for the Elderly didnot enhance the substantial rights as much. In the blind spot, theneedy person's health conditions are getting worsened. The service for elderly person has restricted in simple level, not served inspecial. As a result, the expansion of simple service made theelderly people uniformed object. Elderly people's suicide caused byeconomic deficiency and loneliness and isolation feeling etc. asreportedly. They were peripheralized from institution of care,ironically. It is required to premise that elderly people have the rights anddemands same as other generations. Though not healthy enough,they have needs of participation at culture and other activities, andright to move. Finding concrete methods to meet the needs of oldpeople is more important than maintaining the rigid and simpleservice.