Study on Admission Motivation and Institution Selection Intention of Elderly Residing in Long-Term Care Institutions

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the significant factors related to admission motivation and institution selection, in elderly residing in long-term elderly care institutions.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: The study analyzed the data of 381 resident elderly among the data of ‘validation of long-term care institutions (institution salary) evaluation’ by Kim et al. The frequency analysis, t-test, oneway ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis were applied using SPSS21.0.

Findings: First, main determinants of institution admission were to review the children, including the son/daughter-in-law and daughter/son-in-law, rather than the individual or spouse, and the institution was determined taking into account the level and accessibility of the services as available for the elderly person requiring those services for care. Second, for institution admission motivation, it was found that the higher the ‘institution preference,’ the higher the institution recommendation intention and institution reselection intention. In other words, institution admission motivation was high in ‘family relations,’ but it was found that the present institution should have the ‘preference for institution’ as noted for the current institution, if it is to be recommended to another elderly person or is to be readmitted.

Improvements/Applications: The most important consideration of the service quality of the caregiver is the core of the operation of long-term elderly care institutions rather than the size, credibility and location of the institution.