Abstract
With its rapid modernization and the unparalleled rate at which its society is aging, South Korea faces the need for a dramatic increase in its supply of elderly care services. Among these, nursing homes are considered an essential alternative provision because Korea can no longer rely on traditional familism or medical facilities for the care of its older people. It is necessary, therefore, to prepare a plan for the delivery of nursing homes in Korea. This paper has identified the elderly care context and analyzed existing elderly care facilities of Korea in terms of the supply and utilization rates of nursing homes, according to region and type of facility. On the basis of this analysis, a plan for the delivery of nursing homes in Korea has been proposed in order to improve the welfare status of older people as well as the efficient utilization of health care resources.
