SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Thursday that it will launch so-called Community Care projects in local communities for seniors, persons with disabilities, persons with mental illness, and homeless people over the next two years, led by eight local authorities. The government’s new Community Care initiative refers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 1 in 10 South Korean senior citizens suffer from dementia, data showed Sunday, with the number of patients anticipated to reach 2 million by 2039 due to the rapidly aging population. According to the data compiled by the National Institute of Dementia (NID), 10.2 percent of South [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Earnings by small-scale businesses operated by people over 60 have been falling steadily this year, official data showed Sunday, with the weak economy and excess competition being cited as the main reason for the development. According to data provided by Statistics Korea, the business income of establishments run by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Tuesday announced a blueprint that centers on providing better treatment and caregiving to seniors in their homes amid a rapidly aging population. Under the “Community Care” policy spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the government will establish a working system by 2025 so that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A quarter of senior citizens in South Korea eat their meals alone, partly contributing to growing depression among the elderly, a survey showed Tuesday. According to the survey conducted by a team of medical doctors at Sungkyunkwan University, 1,202 out of 4,959 people aged over 65 said they had [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — One in 5 elderly people in South Korea is socially inactive, necessitating greater care for their isolation and loneliness, a report said Friday. According to the report based on a 2017 survey of 10,000 senior citizens, 20.9 percent of the respondents said they were not socially active at all. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of elderly people dying lonely deaths is increasing, especially for men, welfare data showed Friday. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which released the data for a parliamentary audit, 3,331 aged people died over the past five years while living alone. The number was 538 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A new initiative from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will result in the construction of a number of arts and culture schools for seniors. The culture ministry announced the comprehensive plan for arts and culture education on Thursday, which will see new educational institutions for senior citizens built [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of car accidents caused by senior drivers more than quadrupled over the past 10 years, insurance data showed Monday, leading to 304.8 billion won (US$277.21 million) in damage. The accident tally for private drivers from the Korea Insurance Development Institute showed there were some 29,000 accidents caused [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is expected to see the number of single senior household heads jump in the future and exceed 1 million in about a quarter-century, a government agency said Thursday. According to Statistics Korea, the number of unmarried household heads aged 65 and older is forecast to increase steadily [...]