Gwangju Bank Supports Wandering Detectors for Elderly Dementia Patients

Gwangju Bank has donated sponsorship funds to contribute to the establishment of a social safety net for elderly dementia patients in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

Gwangju Bank announced on the 29th that it held a sponsorship fund delivery ceremony for the ‘Wandering Detection Device Support Project for Elderly Dementia Patients.’

The sponsorship funds will support a total of 600 wandering detection devices, with 300 units each for the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions, and recipients will be recruited through dementia centers, with distribution carried out in cooperation with the Gwangju Social Service Institute.

The devices to be distributed this time are the ‘SKT Smart Jikimi 2.’

They are equipped with functions such as accurate location information and movement path tracking, health information monitoring including heart rate, and automatic SOS calls in emergency situations.