A Study on the Response Policy for Elder Abuse in the Facilities - Focusing on the Current Status of Elder Abuse in Jeollabuk-do Facilities -

This paper aims to contribute to the improvement of the policy system to address elder abuse in facilities in the society by assessing the situation of elder abuse in Jeollabuk-do, which has entered a super-aged society, and contrasting and analyzing elder abuse-related policies in domestic and foreign facilitiesThrough a theoretical examination of elder abuse policies in foreign facilities, this study analyzed and interpreted the status of elder abuse in Jeollabuk-do facilities by dividing them into two halves: the first half (2013-2017) and the second half (2018)(2019)(2020)(2021)(2022).It then compared these findings with elder abuse policies in Korean facilities.By doing this, attempts were made to determine a policy direction for elder abuse in the facility that was suitable for the current situationAccording to the study, there were seven times as many elder abuse instances in Jeollabuk-do facilities as there were before and after, and the type of abuse that occurred increased by 15 times.In addition, the one-time duration of abuse was the highest at 49%, but 38% for more than 1 month to less than 5 years, proving that the elder abuse situation in the facility is prolonged.In addition, the proportion of the elderly with dementia among the elderly victims of abuse was the highest at 87% in the late stage.On the other hand, the highest number of abusers was in their late 50s at 50%, but those in their 70s also ranked third, confirming the reality of facility services in Jeollabuk-do where the elderly, who are workers, abuse the elderly.Based on these findings, the foreign elder abuse prevention policy was reviewed, and legal, institutional, and policy implications for responding to elder abuse in facilities from a preventive perspective were presented, breaking away from the existing post-responsive abuse response strategy.