An exploratory analysis of paradoxes in the policy implementation process of geriatric dementia policy : focusing on the care-treatment continuum

Since the elderly dementia policy is a government-led policy and government policies are prioritized, problems inevitably arise in various aspects such as operation method, facilities, and budget. Accordingly, the government tried to solve the problem only by tinkering rather than looking at the nature of the policy whenever a policy issue occurred. Therefore, in order to solve the national problem in the super-aging era and improve the quality of life of the people through this, it is time to prepare a new methodology and solution to solve the structural and persistent problems. In the policy sector, it is necessary to change to a goal-oriented, difficulty-breaking, and preemptive response policy based on the policy motive for the transition of the economic and social system, rather than the vague approach of a 'welfare ideological policy that ignores reality' as in the past. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the political and social debates surrounded by the elderly dementia policy and its operational problems in the process of its implementation as a paradox phenomenon, and to find out the cause of the paradox and to explore how to manage.