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This research was carried out in order to survey the current state of the care givers in the formal service sectors and to provide policy implications for developing care workforce management system in Gyeongju. In this research, a survey of 195 care givers in the long-term care facilities for the elderly were carried out in order to find out their current state involved in the job. The results of this research suggest that there is a need to establish an adequate workforce development and management system for long-term care of the elderly in Gyeongju. More in-depth and on-going study of the care givers are needed in order to develop training and career development programs. Information centers that could function as the clearinghouse for the data base of care givers at the local levels may be helpful in coordinating the care givers and the consumers. This center could provide information and referral services and training services as well. The local governments need to play leading roles in experimenting with pilot-projects which respond to the local needs of providing a stable and qualified workforce that are essential in creating high quality and sustainable long-term care system in Gyeongju.