Songpa-gu Conducts Comprehensive Survey of Elderly Facilities to Prevent Cluster Infections
Investigation on Daily Fever and Respiratory Symptom Checks at 60 Elderly Welfare Facilities and Nursing Hospitals
[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is conducting a comprehensive survey of elderly care facilities.
As small-scale COVID-19 cluster infections continue to occur nationwide, this is a proactive measure to monitor facilities with a high number of elderly people, who are vulnerable to COVID-19.
Since the 5th, 11 locations including nursing hospitals have been surveyed.
Additionally, from the 9th to the 11th, over three days, 49 elderly welfare facilities including elderly medical welfare facilities, home-based elderly welfare facilities, and elderly residential welfare facilities will be inspected.
Songpa-gu explained that this comprehensive survey aims to strengthen COVID-19 management and response procedures in elderly facilities to prevent cluster infections and create a safe environment.
The survey items include whether the facility users and workers are checked daily for fever or respiratory symptoms, whether disinfectants, masks, and other quarantine supplies are properly stocked within the facility, and whether access restrictions for outsiders are being enforced.
On the 9th, Mayor Park Seong-su inspected the Songpa-gu Songpa Elderly Nursing Center and Songpa Cham Elderly Specialized Hospital.
Mayor Park explained that recent small-scale cluster infections occurred at places such as Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home and Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, and since the elderly are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, a thorough inspection of local elderly facilities was conducted.
Songpa-gu plans to conduct a comprehensive survey of local elderly facilities at least once a month until the COVID-19 situation ends.
Previously, Songpa-gu has closely established an emergency contact system with local elderly facilities and nursing hospitals by frequently monitoring twice daily for fever or respiratory symptoms and visits to high-risk areas among elderly welfare facility users, residents, and workers.
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Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu said, “Although the increase in new COVID-19 cases has slowed, the situation still requires vigilance. Especially for the elderly, who are a high-risk group and feel greater threat, Songpa will carefully take care to ensure they can feel safe.”
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