Jakcheonmyeon Solitude Watch Group, Caring for At-Risk Households Living Alone

Support Activities for Side Dishes, Food Supplies, and Daily Necessities Provided

Delivering daily necessities to vulnerable households living alone. (Photo by Gangjin-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 10th, Jakcheon-myeon, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that on the 9th, due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, they visited single-person crisis households in need of active care together with the Jakcheon-myeon Solitary Death Guardians.

They visited five households, including elderly living alone and middle-aged single-person households who needed care such as welfare checks due to the reduced activity range caused by COVID-19, delivering essential goods packages including side dishes, staple foods, fruits, and beverages, and checked on the well-being of the recipients.

For households with elderly aged 65 or older, regular annual surveys are conducted, and social safety nets such as basic pensions and care services are well established. However, for middle-aged households, who are of working age, there is relatively less social interest compared to the elderly and children, so it is necessary to build a welfare safety net for the middle-aged group.

Cho Kyung-eon, head of Jakcheon-myeon, said, “The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic can lead to social isolation, making welfare checks and management more necessary at this time,” adding, “We will establish a preventive care system through measures involving public institutions and the local community.”

Meanwhile, the Jakcheon-myeon Solitary Death Guardians are responding to solitary deaths among middle-aged single-person households by pairing welfare village heads and council members familiar with local conditions with households requiring continuous care, such as disabled households and middle-aged single-person households, on a one-to-one basis, conducting frequent phone calls and regular home visits at least once a month.

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