Nation's First Home Visit Nursing Center Established for Elderly Customized Integrated Services
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, held an opening ceremony on the 25th for the establishment of a Home Visit Nursing Center within the Wari Health Clinic in Yulgok-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, with about 150 attendees including heads of local institutions, social organizations, and residents.
Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, the ceremony was simplified, with only commemorative speeches, congratulatory speeches, and a plaque unveiling.
The county explained that since recipients who have been graded for long-term elderly care only used visiting care and visiting bathing services and did not receive high-quality benefits such as physical and cognitive activity support, nursing, and treatment for an extended period, they established the Home Visit Nursing Center, the first of its kind among public health centers nationwide, to prevent health deterioration of recipients and meet various needs.
Im Ki-young, the head of the health center, said, “For elderly customized integrated services that allow single elderly and elderly couples to live safely in their communities and stay in their own homes as long as possible, visiting nursing services must be provided.”
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