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Housing policies for the elderly in Korea

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The percentage of aged persons is rapidly rising in Korea, whereas the Korean tradition of supporting elderly parent(s) is waning. In spite of the increased public responsibilities, public institutional facilities for the elderly are hardly developed. Although most older persons still wish to live together with their child(ren), some recent surveys show that private nursing homes can be quite marketable in Korea.

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  1. the Department of Regional Development, Kangnung National University, Kangnung, South Korea

    Manjae Kim (Assistant Professor)

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Kim, M. Housing policies for the elderly in Korea. Ageing Int. 23, 78–89 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-997-1006-1

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