노인복지시설의 효율적인 안전관리 방안에 관한 연구 = A Study on the Alternatives of Efficient Safety Management within the Aged Welfare Facilities

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In this research, based on reviewing the aged lifestyle within the aging society, the safety condition of the aged welfare facilities and the result of survey on the aged understand the kind of safety-related situation occurs in aged life. By analyzing various safety policies in local government, the research will suggest various directions in which the government can improve the aged safety method further.

The necessity of the research regarding the aged safety methods is an on demand effort, thus the members of the aging societies can start an active aged life which can contribute to an improvement of quality of life

This research is regarding the problems within the safety of the aged located in the metropolitan areas and their safety awareness. Using adequacy, rationality and probability, and by gaining the knowledge in these areas, this research will present the aged safety improvement method.

This research is composed of the following:
Chapter 2 observes about the theoretical background about the aged safety. In order to do this, this chapter further examines about definition of the aged safety, problems of the aged in aging society, actual condition of the aged accidents, examples about the aged safety program in the developed countries, and the related important legal system.

Chapter three presents the results about the surveys on conditions and the needs of the aged safety. The research inspects 23 different the aged welfare facilities (aged center and aged activity center) in metropolitan areas about their current safety status and the aged safety related awareness who using these facilities.

Chapter four suggests the aged improvement safety methods, mainly based on chapter 2 and 3.

Chapter five summarizes the contents of this research and ends with the limitations on this study.

1. Walking safety and the equipment for the aged

The result of this research indicates necessary of silver zone, an awareness of the biggest risk factor is a car, and numerous the aged gets an accident by walking. Therefore, local governments in the metropolitan area need to consider establishing of silver zone, educating in walking safely, and spreading safety supplies for elderly people.
In other words, the elderly people tend to wear dark color clothes that are usually difficult to see the drivers. For that reason, there are needs of creating special the aged clothes that can be recognizing easily to people or drivers for their safety like children’s safety clothes.

2. The management of the aged safety class with their family

Weak safety level also should be including the aged and the aged safety class always should be held in the aged activity center and/or aged welfare facility.
In particular, the management of the aged safety class requires in civil defense army, reserve army, and basic course in university with their family.

3. The aged health care experimental program

The aged health care experimental program necessitate such as the concept of children safety education in home.

4. production/distribution of aged pocket card

The families with preschool children are educated to make a pocket card for their children that contain address in it. the aged can be categorized as potential security vulnerability, thus the production and distribution of pocket card are recommended

Pocket cards should contain name, the age, address, medical history, phone numbers of families, and phone number of community health center so it can be used in emergency situation.


5. Making of the aged safety society

Make aged safety society act, which derived from safety society act focuses more on the aged physical and emotion characteristic. By making this act, we can expect more effective the aged safety improvement

6. Start an event aimed at finding non-safe the aged welfare facilities

In each of the metropolitan city’s homepages, recommend holding an event called ‘find non-safe the aged welfare facilities in our region’ so this can also raise citizen’s safety awareness within its own city.

7. ‘No accidents for the aged safety’ event

The general information about car accidents is available via digital screen which are located in cities. For driver and the general public to enhance awareness of the aged safety, ‘no accidents for the aged safety’ event and installation of digital screen will need to review.

8. Selecting monthly the aged safety topic and Intensive promotion

To effectively promote and improve the aged safety, select the most frequent the aged accident risk factor by monthly or seasonally.

9. production/distribution of the aged safety calendar

It is necessary to make the aged safety calendar and distribute them to various welfare facilities and aged-having families. For example, Gyeongsangnam province made/distribute safety calendar in 2008 which used to enhance resident’s safety awareness.


10. production/distribution of emergency contact

For emergency situation purposes, it is necessary to make emergency contact for the aged and citizens and distribute contacts to welfare facilities and the aged-having families.

11. Lead the aged safety based architecture

In the case of building a new the aged welfare facilities, general houses, and commercials, it is necessary to lead a consideration about the aged safety while planning/constructing.

I hope that this research research used as good information about the aged safety.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론 1
• 1. 연구의 필요성과 목적 1
• 2. 연구의 범위와 문제 2
• Ⅱ. 이론적 배경 4
• 1. 노인의 특성 4
• 1) 신체적 특성 4
• 2) 심리적 특성 7
• 3) 사회적 특성 8
• 2. 노인복지시설 8
• 1) 법률적 규정 8
• 2) 공간적 특성 9
• 3. 노인의 안전사고 12
• 1) 안전사고의 위험요인 13
• 2) 안전사고의 실태 15
• 3) 노인복지시설의 안전사고와 예방 16
• 4. 노인의 안전관리 21
• 1) 안전관리의 필요성 21
• 2) 안전관리의 체계 22
• 3) 안전관리의 프로그램 22
• 4) 안전관리의 전략 23
• 5. 선행연구의 흐름과 시사점 24
• 1) 선행연구의 흐름 24
• 2) 선행연구의 시사점 26
• Ⅲ. 안전환경과 욕구에 관한 연구설계 27
• 1. 연구방법 27
• 1) 조사 개요 27
• 2) 조사 항목별 분류 27
• 3) 자료수집과 분석방법 29
• 4) 해석의 제한과 한계 31
• 2. 표본 대상과 특성 32
• 1) 안전시설 환경 34
• 2) 안전사고 발생실태 42
• 3) 안전사고 인식도와 예방 프로그램 50
• 4) 노인안전 용품 60
• Ⅳ. 노인 안전증진 방안 63
• 1. 노인복지시설 ‘안전표준모델’ 63
• 1) 출입구와 실내 · 외 계단 부분 63
• 2) 휠체어 리프트 및 경사로 64
• 3) 복도와 거실 65
• 4) 욕실과 화장실 66
• 5) 소화와 대피시설 66
• 2. 노인안전교육 프로그램 67
• 1) 노인안전교육 경험과 참여의사 67
• 2) 노인안전교육 프로그램 69
• 3) 노인안전용품 보급 72
• 4) 실버존의 도입 76
• 5) 노인의 낙상과 치매예방 관련 노인안전운동 81
• 6) 노인안전 증진방향 83
• 7) 안전도시 지향 사회기반시설 정비 86
• 8) 노인용품의 안전성 강화 90
• 9) 노인 안전사고 정보관리체계 구축 93
• 10) 노인안전문제 종합대책 마련 94
• 11) 노인대상의 안전교육과 캠페인 95
• 12) 기타 노인안전증진 프로그램 96
• Ⅴ. 결론 102
• 1. 연구의 요약 102
• 1) 시설 안전 실태 102
• 2) 노인안전교육 프로그램 102
• 3) 노인안전용품 103
• 4) 실버존 지정관리 103
• 5) 노년기 낙상 치매예방관련 노인안전체조 104
• 6) 노인안전증진 프로그램의 방향 104
• 7) 기타 노인안전 증진 프로그램 105
• 2. 정책 제언 109
• 1) 노인안전문제 종합대책 마련 109
• 2) 노인대상 안전교육과 캠페인 109
• 3) 노인용품의 안전성 강화 110
• 4) 노인 안전사고 정보관리체계 구축 110
• 5) 노인안전 지킴이 서비스 111
• 6) 사회기반시설 정비 111
• 3. 연구의 한계 113
• 【참 고 문 헌】114
• 【ABSTRACT】121
• 【설 문 지】126