SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — People aged 65 and older made up 16.5 percent of South Korea’s population this year, a report showed Wednesday, highlighting concerns that the fast-aging demographic transition could pose a drag on the country’s economy. According to the report by Statistics Korea, the number of people aged 65 and older [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of elderly abuse cases that were judged as actual abuse cases among those reported to elderly care facilities increased last year compared to a year ago. According to a report released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of elderly abuse cases reported to the [...]
SUWON, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Elderly people over the age of 65 turned out to account for the largest share of the new class of people nicknamed NEES. The NEES tribe refers to people who do not participate in economic activities, nor in education and social activities. According to a report released on Thursday [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, announced on Tuesday that it plans to launch testing of a real-time elderly fall detection service using radar sensors, with an aim of commercializing the service by next year. The service uses a special radar sensor that is installed indoors [...]
WANJU, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study revealed that older people living alone can reduce depression and suicidal thoughts through social participation. A mental health welfare center in the southwestern county of Wanju, North Jeolla Province carried out a study of 1,065 older people between the ages of 60 and 90 who live [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that South Korean middle-aged adults in their 50s and 60s have a strong desire for social interaction, including leisure activities, but their actual participation rate is low. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a nationwide survey of 4,000 middle-aged adults between [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean seniors are being exposed to vulnerabilities as they struggle to adopt digital devices as contactless – often referred to as ‘untact’ locally – practices continue. Seniors are struggle with isolation as a growing number of cafes and restaurants are introducing QR codes to log customers, while senior [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul city plans to install Internet of Things (IoT) sensors in the homes of 10,000 elderly people living alone by the end of this year. This move is aimed at dispatching 119 rescue squad as rapidly as possible when an emergency situation occurs. The Seoul Metropolitan Government unveiled the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With the installation of touch screen-based digital kiosks spreading throughout South Korean society centering on restaurant businesses, elderly consumers are having difficulty adapting to the new technology. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) of 300 elderly consumers over the age of 65, 81.6 percent [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Seniors living on their make more phone calls and have a wider sphere of activity after beginning to use artificial intelligence (AI) speaker services, recent data shows. SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, began offering AI speaker services to 3,200 seniors living alone in April of last [...]