Standardized Primary Health Assessment Instrument

proportion of elderly people (65 years and older) in Korea is predicted to extend rapidly from 10.7% in 2009 to 14.3% in 2018, finally reaching 20.8% in 2026. Analysis by the Ministry for Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs of Korea (MHWFA) indicates that this rapid aging of the population could also be problematic since productivity are going to be decreased dramatically. it's been suggested that the health care expenses of the elderly are often managed more efficiently by establishing and managing a home health care system at the national level. In Korea, the house health care system differs slightly from the American home health care system or the Japanese visiting care system therein it consists of three related service programs, with each service having its own unique law and regulations. the primary utility program is named the house care nursing (HCN) program, which serves patients who are discharged early from hospital; this program was established by the medical aid Act in 2000. The second utility program is named the visiting care nursing (VCN) program and it had been developed for managing homebound elderly patients with chronic diseases; it had been established by the Long-term Care Security for the Elderly Act in 2007. The third program is named the house health care (HHC) program and it had been developed to stop illness and promote health in vulnerable people within the community; it had been established in 1990 by the Community Health Act.    

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