Dongjak-gu Promotes Senior Life Support Projects Including Hospital Accompaniment

100 Seniors Aged 40+ Living in Seoul Interested in Social Contribution Activities Until November... Providing Services Like Hospital Escort, Handyman, and Beauty to Ease Residents' Daily Inconveniences

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) is promoting the ‘Senior Life Support Hub Project’ as part of the Dongjak Cooperation Project until November.

This project is designed to create a safe and happy local community by providing professional training to residents interested in social contribution or volunteering, enabling them to offer services such as ▲hospital accompaniment ▲handyman (home repairs related to daily life) ▲beauty services to seniors.

The recruitment target is 100 residents aged 40 or older who live in Seoul or work at workplaces located in Seoul.

The main activities include, first, the ‘hospital accompaniment service’ for residents who are not in emergency situations but need to visit medical institutions regularly or irregularly to receive appropriate medical care.

Trained participants accompany residents to provide medical assistance ranging from cancer treatment and dialysis to hospital appointments and medication instructions.

Additionally, the ‘handyman service’ addresses inconveniences in daily life at home that require expert care, such as repairing bathroom slip prevention, installing bathroom safety bars, and repairing electrical circuit breakers and gas leak detectors.

Furthermore, beauty activists visit senior facilities such as senior centers, welfare centers, and nursing institutions to provide ‘beauty services’ including hair and skin care.

Residents who wish to participate can download the application form from the Dongjak 50 Plus Center website (www.50plus.or.kr / ☎2169-8718), fill it out, and submit it via email to the person in charge (ofulee@50center.or.kr) by the 29th of this month.

The district will select participants based on document screening and interviews, considering ▲expertise in the relevant field ▲social volunteerism ▲practical experience ▲responsibility and sincerity. The final selected participants will complete 12 hours of basic education and 21 hours of job training starting next month and begin full activities from July.

Jo Jin-hee, Director of the Job Policy Division, said, “Through this project, we will do our best to create a safe and happy local culture where residents solve community problems by themselves.”

In preparation for the centenarian era, the district plans to invest about 2.262 billion KRW to create a 280.74㎡ Senior Job Center equipped with a shared workshop, classrooms, and community rooms by the end of this month to establish a foundation for a happy old age and job creation.

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