On the 17th, signed business agreements with a total of 19 institutions including care facilities, short-term facilities, and daily convenience service providers
Providing high-quality integrated care services immediately to emergency care recipients based on cooperation with local communities
Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jung Won-oh) signed a business agreement on the 17th to establish a public-private cooperation network with 19 Care SOS service providers.
The Care SOS project is a one-stop integrated care service that directly visits elderly, disabled, and middle-aged people over 50 who need urgent and temporary care, providing customized services to those with gaps in emergency care.
In June, Seongdong-gu recruited Care SOS service providers to strengthen care service operation capabilities and establish an immediate response system for urgent care needs. A total of 19 institutions were selected, including ▲12 home long-term care institutions ▲2 short-term facilities such as nursing homes and short-term protection ▲5 daily convenience service providers such as accompaniment, housing, and meal support.
Through the business agreement with these institutions, the district plans to provide five basic services: ▲temporary home care services involving visits to each household for assistance and nursing ▲short-term (up to 14 days) facility admission ▲accompaniment support for essential outings ▲housing convenience services such as simple home repairs, cleaning, and disinfection ▲meal delivery including lunch boxes, as well as five mid- to long-term linked services including welfare checks, health support, care systems, case management, and emergency welfare.
Since July 2019, Seongdong-gu has been selected as a pilot district for Seoul’s ‘Care SOS Center’ project, providing emergency care and daily convenience services to residents in care blind spots. Based on cooperation with private providers, from 2019 to June this year, customized care services were linked and provided to 8,140 people through 16,852 cases.
Care services are fully supported up to an annual limit of 1.6 million KRW for low-income residents (recipients, near-poverty) and those with income below 100% of the median income, while other residents can use the services with self-payment.
To respond to the increasing health-related care needs and eliminate welfare blind spots, Seongdong-gu recently signed business agreements with a total of six hospitals in the community, including one tertiary hospital and five secondary hospitals last year, thereby establishing a more thorough care support system through health and welfare.
Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Through this agreement with Care SOS providers, we expect the care safety net to become stronger by providing higher quality care services. We will do our best to ensure that vulnerable residents are not left out and that the quality of life for all residents improves through meticulous care policies.”
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