Abstract:

Our countrys aging population is rapidly increasing, leading to an increasing need for social support services, especially for the elderly in care facilities. Through surveys and research, consulting services for the elderly in both public and private care facilities were found to be important to them. This study analyzed the types of consulting services for the elderly living in care centers, including (1) health care and functional recovery counseling, (2) social assistance policy counseling, (3) psychological counseling for the elderly, and (4) psychological counseling for their families. the frequency of providing these services was found to be 50.0% or higher, indicating that they were all available but at an average frequency. 96.2% of social workers confirmed that the elderly in care centers received social assistance policy counseling, while only 54.8% of the elderly reported receiving psychological counseling for their families. the effectiveness of these services ranged from 2.08 to 3.1, which is higher than the average level (2.5-3.5).

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