The elderly has made the Seoul the Seoul

The elderly has made the Seoul, the Seoul will ensure the life of the elderly 「Happy Senior, Supporting Senior Citizens in Designing New Life Maps」 Age-friendly City, Seoul 2012. 10. 30 Seoul

Background The old man in Seoul? Life expectancy Male 76. 4 years old Female 83 years old Poverty rate of the elderly The population of elderly The number of elderly people living alone 2013 1, 112, 074 210, 000 -Male 481, 186 -Female 630, 888 -Male 60, 000 -Female 150, 000 Elderly suicide rate 2006 2011 45. 1% 64. 4 -Three times the OECD -The highest among OECD (per 100, 000) In Social carelessness Exposed to poverty, disease, loneliness, inaction

Background AGE-QUAKE 1. 95 mil. (20. 3%) 1. 40 mil. Aged Society As of the end of 2011 Aging Society with an yearly increase of 50, 000 seniors Post-aged Society 1. 04 mil. (14. 1%) (10. 2%) 710, 000 530, 000 (5. 4%) 2000 (7. 3%) Years from aging to aged society The U. S. 73, Japan 24, Korea 18, Seoul 14 (the fastest pace in the world) 2005 2011 2019 2027 The Social care and unlimited responsibility for protecting the rights of senior citizens, income security, healthy aging is the duty of our generation A comprehensive, strategic response is required : Action Plan

Policy Directions Senior policies expanded to various fields It now includes housing, transport, education, culture and health. Seniors now include baby boomers(1955 -1963) A new set of policies required for this new type of seniors Seniors in need of tailored policies age, health and income to be considered for various policies Senior policies are not just welfare policies!

Promotion System Happy Senior, Supporting Senior Citizens in Designing New Life Maps Creating Virtuous Cycle of Welfare policy for participation Support for the 2 nd stage life (6) Respect & Gen. Integration(6 ) Vibrant Spreading a culture of respect for the elderly Life Enhancing Realization for linkage 3 year plan 6 Area, 35 Policy Project Enlargement Project Stable life (New Project 21 /14) Supporting Babyboomer in Care & Age-friendly Expanding retirement advanced social participation Health Environment Customizing to (6) age (6) (5) each individual job offer Elderlylivingalone Community-based Create new jobs enhancedcare infrastructure to welfare Elderlysupportthehealthof bodyandmind Providing a comfortable house to Supportinga iintergenerational Leisure and cultural integration activities to enhance support Senior centers to switch to the familiar (6)

Performance Indices Life of the elderly living will vary as follows Images of the elderly (100 points) 58 60 63 54. 8 ’ 12 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Employment rate of elderly (%) 24 27 ’ 13 16. 0 ’ 14 16. 5 17. 0 15. 5 ’ 12 22. 5 ’ 12 (%) 30 Support for 2 nd Sage Llfe +Respect & Gen. Integration Utilization rate of welfare facilities ’ 15 Stable Life in Advanced Age ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Vibrant Life+Agefriendly Environment Nursing care service utilization rate(%) 10. 0 8. 5 ’ 13 (per 100, 000) 64. 4 62. 4 60. 4 58. 4 9. 2 ’ 12 6. 9 ’ 12 Elderly suicide rate ’ 14 Healthy Aging ’ 15 ’ 13 ’ 14 Healthy Aging ’ 15

Actively support for Baby boomers Supporting the 2 nd Stage Life 1 for Babyboomers 2 Enlargement Social Partispation for Professional retirees Support for the 2 nd Stage Life

Support for the 2 nd stage life 1 Supporting the design of Baby-boomer’s second Establishment 2 nd life design center – 15 life Launched 「2 nd life design center」(’ 12) - Supporting Baby-boomer 2 nd life design, social contribution, employment training Enhance new senior targeted continuing education Civic education liberal arts college established in the new senior (2 nd life design etc. ) Operating the continuing education courses by internet and mobile phone Expanding education by 2 nd life design in senior business center (annually 300 persons) Baby boomer Expo promotion(public-private co-host) Expo promotion in conjunction with the existing senior jobs Sharing Baby boomer’s issues and social responsibility issues expo presented (NGO, cooperative etc. ) 5 10 15 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 2 nd life design center

Support for the 2 nd stage life 2 Support to social participation activities of professional Theretirees establishment of a talent bank of retired professionals The establishment of finance, economy, education, and labor pool expertise retirees(’ 13~) Discovering the Senior Meister (shoes, metal, meat, etc. ) (’ 13~) - Technical education, specialized school lectures and demonstrations, spread the craftsmanship and professionalism New elderly organizations development & support Discovering elderly organization of public interest, senior vocational club Supporting the senior jobs in Seoul and generation integration community programs The establishment of new senior policy advisory group More than 20 of the senior, the elderly organization, experts consisting of the council’ 13. 1~) Consultation and policy advice regarding employment, care, leisure 200 300 500 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Subject matter experts pool <people> 10 30 50 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 New elderly organization New governance New elderly Seoul Administrativ org. e & financial support Monitoring Policy proposals Conduct the project Citizens, Senior

Providing Jobs to Seniors Wanting to Work 1 Providing custom job by senior characteristics 2 Development and support of new senior jobs Stable life in advanced age

Stable life in advanced age 1 Senior job offers according to the characteristics Enlargement the public jobs - 63, 000 Step-by-step expansion of the community-centered jobs - From 2013, extend the public participation period to 9 months, Elderly care of the elderly 465 pilot project conduct 12 months Support of employment in private sector Senior job center enhance the ability of the job search (‘ 13~) Strengthen cooperation with job-related public and private organization (‘ 13~) 40, 000 51, 000 63, 000 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Number of jobs (’ 12, 35, 000) High- income, Professional Middle-income, Generalist Low income, Vurnerable class Consulting, Professional volunteer Corporate reemployment Public work Plans for job offers by senior characteristics Set up for online job placement Providing seniors online job matching services(www. seoulsenior. kr, ‘ 13~) Collaboration with private senior portal site (providing the information on senior jobs, and care services, ‘ 13~)

Stable life in advanced age 2 Develop and support of senior new jobs Expand senior business club and social enterprise– 35 9 12 15 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Annual senior center expansion - 15 - Baking cookies, proctor, interpretation, forest ecology commentary etc. Suitable for the elderly cooperatives and sicial enterprise development – 20 - Senior sitter, research, book café, grandparents parenting the room, family day care etc. Urban-rural exchange jobs business by private -10 To help the busy farming season in rural area by urban elderly(Onion harvest etc. ) - The metropolitan area conduct a pilot project(‘ 13) and expand nationwide Elderly targeted development of new jobs After conducting a pilot project implementation jobs idea competition - Silver consultant, health promotion activists, senior cultural heritage keeper etc. Senior club(’ 12, 7) 12 15 20 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Social enterprise (’ 12, 9) 2 5 ’ 13 ’ 14 Support urban-rural exchange business 10 ’ 15 <unit : number>

Enhancing health & care support systems for seniors 1 Enhanced care about elderly living alone 2 Support the elderly healthy of the body and mind Care & Health

Care & Health 1 Enhanced care about elderly living Expand the care beneficiaries linked private resources – 50, 000 alone persons Elderly living alone 1: 1 matching with community - Forming the friendship with talking and sponsored goods by K-12 students(19, 872 schools) and religious believers etc. Support cooperative elderly care and social enterprise -business Provide fee-based services, such as safety confirmation Provide personalized care services targeted elderly living alone Computerized system for integrated management of elderly living alone - DB construction elderly living alone(210, 000 people), identity individual needs and case management Installation on integrated care support center (25) - Comprehensive management of elderly care support by public health, community center etc. Functional evaluation and exercise prescription elderly living alone Elderly living alone rated physical function(’ 14~)→ providing preventive and curative services - Therapist training exercise and promotion the students volunteering 12, 500 ’ 13 25, 000 50, 000 ’ 14 ’ 15 <unit : persons> Elderly living alone DB Care service information Individualized case management 210, 000 people 361 org. 10 type 60, 000 people Computerized system for integrated management 5 15 25 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Number of integrated care support center

Care & Health 2 Support the elderly healthy of the body and mind Support on non-receipt elderly long term care – 3, 870 people Support eliminated copayments for beneficiaries aged (‘ 13~) care benefits, comprehensive senior care - Long-term service 1, 358 2, 061 3, 870 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Support on non-receipt elderly long-term care Strengthen elderly support service at home - 22, 500 people Elderly care services in general are not subject to support the elderly(‘ 13~) - Inpatient convalescent home care services and supports up to 20 hours(annually) <people> 4, 500 15, 000 22, 500 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Elderly support service at home <people> Strengthen the elderly suicide prevention Mental health assessment census targeted the elderly living alone → special risk management Gatekeeper training(annually 2, 000 people) - Elderly caregivers, home managers, visiting nurses etc. 62. 4 60. 4 58. 4 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Elderly suicide rate per 100, 000 population

Creating senior-centered city environment 1 Development community-based welfare 2 infrastructure Provide comfortable housing to the elderly Age-friendly environment

Age-friendly environment 1 Development community-based welfare infrastructure Reorganize the function of senior community center Strengthen the hobbies, health, education course → customized community needs (’ 13~) Senior center Community Youth center network - Community-led change to senior center and integrated generation program (Senior community center) Strengthening associated community resource, such as youth center, nursery (’ 13~) Enhance the supporting of digital aging(smartphones, SNS etc. ) (’ 13~) Private organization Applying the universal design guidelines Elderly welfare facilities reflect user characteristics(’ 13~) - Apply the guideline for remodeling and augmentation(driveway, interior space, color, light etc. ) Continued expansion of welfare facilities for the elderly – 764 Small-scale community-based elderly welfare center - ’ 12, 37 → ’ 15, 70 687 721 764 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Nursing homes- ’ 12, 446 → ’ 15, 494 Day & night protection day care center certification- ’ 12, 170 → ’ 15, 200 Welfare infrastructure

Age-friendly environment 2 Providing the comfortable housing to the elderly Senior-only rental housing supply expansion Supply the lower levels of rental housing(1~2 floors) (barrier-free design) Customized elderly housing in the heart of complex facilities 3, 454 (596) ’ 13 4, 092 (638) 5, 121 (1, 029) ’ 14 ’ 15 Senior-only rental housing Provide the supportive housing to elderly living alone – 20 buildings with 300 households Providing housing who old age, living alone including human services - Operations planning about group home and home stay model (’ 13 ~) - Urban residential purchase, remodeling and started to supply (’ 14~) Oper ating plann ing ’ 13 150 300 (10 buildi ngs) (20 buildin gs) ’ 14 ’ 15 Supportive housing to elderly living alone <household>

Supporting seniors’ lively, decent recreation activities 1 Imposing a vibrant leisure activities will lay the 2 foundation Conversion of open space for community to senior center Vibrant life

Vibrant life 1 Imposing a vibrant leisure activities will lay the foundation Activating the senior club– 60개 Development the cultural club (sports, art etc. ) and support exhibitions 20 40 60 Sports instructor training for senior ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Senior club Expansion of program on new age-old culture Fostering Seoul Film Festival for elderly, held the senior theatre festival(’ 14~) Conducting the senior K-Pop contest, fashion shows(’ 13~) - Sponsored by private organizations or public offering as a business promotion activities Fostering the senior cultural zone Develop a comprehensive plan considered to preferred facilities, programs of elderly(’ 13) Composition of intergenerational communication and exchange space(’ 14~) - Silver salon, silver library, theater, café, counseling center etc. <number>

Vibrant life 2 Conversion of open space for community to senior center Enable the local council for senior center Participating with borough + branch of senior association + senior community center + experts 57 Training coordinator on senior center – 90 people Induce changes to Senior centers by fostering professional 3 people - Elderly propensity analysis using senior center, design the customizing program Support the specialized program for senior center – 100 Operating the type of program to meet local conditions(apartments, houses etc. ) 90 15 (city faciliti es) (Total facilitie s) ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 (pilot) Number of coordinator on senior center <persons> 30 50 100 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Specialized program for senior center

Enhancing seniors’ roles in communities 1 Laying Foundation for Respect for Seniors 2 Discovering and supporting Generation Integration Community Programs Respect & Gen. Integration

Respect & Generational Integration 1 Laying foundation for respect for Seniors Social contribution activities for the elderly and organizations to identity and prizes Annually awards three areas for the elderly and organizations Award for storytelling through the promotion practices Strengthen the role of the elderly in the community – 100 projejts Support small-scale community(community center, school etc) based activities - Granpa chinese lessons, Fairy tales granma-to-speech Development of advanced age-friendly guidelines for broadcasting Appropriate senior program director ratio and increasing the positive image for the elderly Launching the pilot program of senior radio program and in the future extended review 20 50 100 ’ 13 ’ 14 ’ 15 Pilot test on 1 communi ty Exten sion ’ 14 ’ 15 Guideline developm ent ’ 13 23

Respect & Generational Integration 2 Enhancement of generational comm. & assistance 「Generational Consensus Talk Show」 – Twice a year The young and old exchange honest opinions on critical issues Single seniors sharing housing with college students Senior College students Sharing housing Life support services Students pay low rents and offer basic life support services in exchange Generational integration programs Elderly groups and youth groups support the interaction and co-operation 24

Funds It is for all of us to invest $ 958 billion 3 years invested a total of $284. 7 billion (Approximately $ $ 1, 210 billion $ 679 billion $ 582 billion 94. 9 billion annual investment) 2012 $ 230 billion 53 ’ 13 84 ’ 14 $ 1, 977 billion 93 502 ’ 15 Support for the 2 nd stage life ’ 13 642 ’ 14 $ 198 billion 833 15 ’ 15 Stable life in advanced age ’ 13 60 ’ 14 123 81 ’ 15 Care & health (Annually $76 billion) (Annually $659 billion) (Annually $ 66 billion) ’ 13 2014 $ 264 $ 153 billion 91 ’ 14 92 74 23 ’ 15 Agefriendly environment ’ 13 ’ 14 2015 $ 25 billion 56 ’ 15 Vibrant life (Annually $51 billion) 5 ’ 13 7 ’ 14 13 ’ 15 Respect & Gen. integration (Annually $ 8 billion) Governmentsponsored $ 85. 8 billion Citysponsored $ 198. 9 billion