Gwangjin-gu Distributes 5 Masks Per Person to Severely Disabled Individuals with Mobility Difficulties

When Disabled Individuals Are Under Self-Quarantine, 24-Hour Activity Support Service Implemented... Strengthening Check-in Services for Vulnerable Groups and Single-Person Households to Prevent Solitary Deaths

On the 18th, a bank assistant visited a household with a severe disability to deliver masks.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) is intensifying focused management of welfare-vulnerable groups to minimize blind spots in disaster relief caused by COVID-19.

First, Gwangjin-gu distributed 5 masks per person to pregnant women and elderly seniors on the 13th, and on the 18th, masks were also provided to severely disabled individuals with mobility difficulties who find it hard to purchase masks due to long lines at pharmacies.

The support targets a total of 4,470 severely disabled individuals, with neighborhood community welfare helpers visiting directly to deliver 5 masks per person along with a cooperation letter containing preventive behavior guidelines.

In particular, a braille cooperation letter was separately prepared for the visually impaired, drawing attention.

The district decided to maintain 24-hour activity support services for disabled individuals who have difficulty moving alone if they are self-quarantined, regardless of their existing activity support hours.

Also, even if the person is not a recipient of activity support, if they are self-quarantined, 120 hours of monthly activity support will be provided, and if a family member or guardian of a disabled person is self-quarantined, a special caregiver absence allowance equivalent to 20 hours per month will be provided.

The district strengthens monitoring of impoverished and care crisis households and health-vulnerable groups, conducting phone consultations at least twice a week, and if contact is not made after three attempts, visits and checks are conducted.

Additionally, welfare planners play a role in alleviating emotional anxiety through visit consultations.

Furthermore, a total home care service that helps with organizing and cleaning is being implemented for low-income vulnerable groups with poor living environments, and from March, pest control and COVID-19 prevention disinfection services have also been added.

Moreover, to prevent solitary deaths among single-person households, the district is implementing a welfare check service combined with IT projects. This service is a system that detects abnormal signs through the incoming and outgoing call records of applicant households, and this year, applications are being accepted with a target of 2,500 households.

Due to the suspension of senior citizen meal services at social welfare centers to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the district is delivering substitute meals to the seniors who previously used these services.

Also, the side dish and lunchbox delivery services for seniors aged 65 and over with mobility difficulties continue to operate.

Along with this, welfare calls are made at least once a week to seniors using the comprehensive senior welfare center, and for 910 seniors aged 65 and over who require care, life support workers check on them twice a week and provide tailored senior care services by being companions.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “As COVID-19 prolongs, there are concerns about gaps in vulnerable groups left in disaster blind spots, and our district is doing its best to minimize these gaps. We will strive to prevent the regional spread of COVID-19 and carefully check every small detail so that no neighbor is left isolated.”

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