Gochang-gun Completes Ministry of Land Approval for Senior Welfare Housing Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, announced on the 8th that it recently obtained final approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the ‘Gochang-gun Elderly Welfare Housing Construction Project.’

This project was selected as a project district along with 12 other local governments including Gochang-gun in April last year through a public contest by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. After a joint project implementation agreement in September, the project plan was established and approved by the Ministry.

Previously, Gochang-gun carried out urban planning changes and cultural heritage excavation surveys by involving departments such as social welfare, construction and urban planning, and cultural heritage to expedite the project.

The county plans to begin full-scale construction around October after completing detailed design and various administrative procedures in the first half of the year.

The elderly welfare housing to be built in the Gochang-gun social welfare facility district will have LH responsible for design, construction, and operation and management of the housing, while Gochang-gun will provide the project site and manage the welfare facilities after completion.

In particular, barrier-free designs such as threshold removal and height-adjustable washbasins will be applied to the living spaces for the elderly, and social welfare facilities for health care, life support, and leisure activities that can be used together with local residents will be complexly constructed on the lower floors.

Additionally, a ‘Single Elderly Safety Sensor’ will be installed to build a system that automatically contacts the management office if no movement is detected for a certain period after sensing the resident’s movements.

Yoo Gi-sang, the mayor of Gochang-gun, said, “Once the elderly welfare housing is constructed, the quality of life for the elderly living in Gochang is expected to improve significantly,” and added, “We will work harder to make Gochang a place where anyone can comfortably stay in this era of longevity.”

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