Abstract
Many developed and developing countries are facing an imminent population aging and rapid demographics changing problem. The need of various kinds of eldercare is increasing tremendously. A senior daycare center, very similar to a daycare center for toddlers and preschoolers, can provide the elderly a place to go during daytime and have a more diversified social life. In this research, a senior daycare center location evaluation problem is studied, and a model for facilitating the decision-making of the senior daycare center location is constructed by considering the benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks (BOCR) of the locations. Senior daycare center location evaluation factors are listed first through literature review and interview with experts. These factors are used to construct a network, which is applied to prepare a questionnaire to ask about the influences of a criterion to other criteria. The interrelationships among the criteria are calculated by adopting fuzzy interpretative structural modeling (FISM). Based on the results from the FISM, a fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) questionnaire is given out, and the results are used to determine the priorities of the criteria. In addition, the final ranking of the senior daycare center locations can be obtained. The research results can provide references for prospective senior daycare center providers for making relevant decisions.
Highlights
In many developed countries and developing countries, the fertility rate keeps declining, and life expectancy is increasing
Societal alienation experienced by seniors is correlated with health risks and negative well-being, and increasing the support and empowerment of seniors so that they can proactively improve the quality of life for themselves and for other seniors around them is recommended [4]
The purpose of this research is to focus on senior daycare centers and to construct a multi-criteria decision-making model to prospective service providers for evaluating senior daycare center locations
Summary
In many developed countries and developing countries, the fertility rate keeps declining, and life expectancy is increasing. As family size decreases and employment rate among women increases, the traditional way of family caregiving is declining, and the demand for long-term care services is increasing. Long-term care service has become very critical in today’s society. Some common long-term care service options are: home and community care, palliative or hospice care, board and care homes, assisted living (non-medical senior housing), subsidized senior housing (non-medical), and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCS) [1]. Senior daycare center is a kind of home and community care, and the services provided may involve nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and social workers [1]. The quality of life of seniors and their families can be enhanced as a result
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