Seongdong-gu, Pre-Holiday Care Service and Intensive Check-ins for Vulnerable Groups During Seol Holiday

Pre-Holiday Care Services Including Lunar New Year Essential Supplies Support, Intensive Welfare Check... Emergency Response Team 'Reliable Care Welfare Situation Room' Operated During Holiday, Health Checked for 235 High-Risk Individuals

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) is making multifaceted efforts to ensure a safe and warm Lunar New Year holiday for vulnerable groups, including operating the ‘Reliable Care Welfare Situation Room’ for single-person households during the holiday.

First, starting two weeks before the Lunar New Year, the ‘Early Care Service’ will provide support items such as rice, ramen, and daily necessities to 3,210 low-income vulnerable individuals.

Support will also be provided for thorough cleaning through housing environment checks and a visiting laundry service.

The day before and the day after the holiday have been designated as ‘Intensive Welfare Check Days.’ Welfare officers will visit or call to check on the well-being of elderly people living alone or middle-aged single-person households. For those in high health-risk households, pre-health status checks including medication guidance by village nurses will also be conducted.

From the 26th through the Lunar New Year holiday period, the vulnerable emergency response team ‘Reliable Care Welfare Situation Room’ will be in operation. An emergency contact network will be established between the district office and 17 community service centers, and the health status of 235 high health-risk single-person households will be monitored regularly. In case of emergencies, on-site verification will be conducted and immediate linkage to related institutions such as hospitals and police stations will be made.

A district official stated, “We have completed preparations to ensure that single-person households can spend a safe Lunar New Year holiday,” adding, “For 977 elderly, disabled, and children and youth who usually use senior meal centers or receive meal support, side dishes or substitute foods will be delivered directly to their homes by community service centers on the 23rd, the day before the holiday begins, to prevent any meal service gaps.”

Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “We will do our best to ensure that no lonely neighbors arise during the Lunar New Year holiday through careful consideration of vulnerable groups.”

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