- KOREAN
- E-ISSN2982-8007
E-ISSN : 2982-8007
The Care Crisis and Alternatives for the Elderly
Abstract
With one of the lowest fertility rates and highest elderly suicide rates in the world, the care deficit in our society increases the health risks and social unrest of our citizens. Despite the expansion of long-term care insurance schemes, the quality of care services to maintain a decent life is still inadequate. The recent push for greater marketisation of care services and reliance on foreign workers risks undermining the sustainability of care provision. This article highlights the need for a policy direction to make care infrastructure more public and argues that the socialization of care is not just a labor market issue but an essential task for building more inclusive and sustainable societies.
- keywords
- Care Crisis, Publicness of Care, Long-Term Care Insurance, Care Work, Super-Aging Society
- Received
- 2025-02-04
- Revised
- 2025-02-20
- Accepted
- 2025-02-20
- Published
- 2025-03-31
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