Customized Service Connection and Provision through Care Managers for Seniors Aged 65+, Disabled, and Middle-aged Households... ▲Temporary Home Care ▲Short-term Facility ▲Meal Support ▲Information Counseling Available as Essential 4 Care Services
[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) is promoting the ‘Care SOS Center’ project for households that find family care difficult due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and worsening local economy, or that experience urgent care gaps.
The ‘Care SOS Center’ is a one-stop integrated care service window where care managers visit vulnerable groups such as elderly and disabled people who have no one to care for them in emergencies like accidents or illnesses, and connect and provide customized services.
On the 4th, the district held a launch ceremony for the Care SOS Center in Seoul and formed the Dongjak-gu Care Support TF Promotion Team, which is responsible for ▲overall operation of the Care SOS Center ▲visiting and linking services for care recipients ▲managing recipient data, among other tasks.
Each community service center appoints a dedicated public official to discover care recipients, receive service applications, and coordinate with the ‘Care Support TF Promotion Team’.
The service targets are elderly aged 65 or older, disabled persons, and middle-aged households aged 50 to 64, with full support for service use for those below 100% of the median income.
The service areas include four essential types of care: ▲temporary home visits to check on care recipients ▲short-term facility admission using short-term protection facilities or long-term care institutions ▲meal support to maintain a healthy diet ▲information counseling to help solve care-related problems.
Additionally, from July 2021, the center plans to provide all eight major services, including ▲accompaniment support ▲housing convenience ▲health support ▲welfare checks.
For more details, contact the Welfare Policy Division.
Furthermore, until September 30, the district is focusing on discovering and supporting care crisis households among single middle-aged households, targeting about 6,500 households receiving Seoul City disaster emergency living expenses, to minimize care gaps for vulnerable groups due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
Yuwonsik, head of the Welfare Policy Division, said, “With the operation of the Care SOS Center, we will provide meticulous welfare services so that no resident is left out,” adding, “We will do our best to realize a happy welfare city for all residents by minimizing welfare blind spots through a strengthened social safety net.”
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
