Eunpyeong-gu, Full-Scale Promotion of Community Integrated Care

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that starting with the launch ceremony of the Eunpyeong Integrated Care Network in June, various nonprofit organizations in the region, including social economy entities, will actively promote the establishment project of an integrated social economy care service.

So far, the district secured a project budget of 114 million KRW by being selected in April for Seoul City's '2020 Multi-family Housing Co-living Project' and '2020 Resident Technology School Project' competitions.

Additionally, Eunpyeong has been preparing the integrated care project by collaborating with the social cooperative Eunpyeong Social Innovation Enterprise Network for the pilot project of the Eunpyeong-type social economy integrated care service and forming the Eunpyeong Integrated Care Network preparatory group.

Eunpyeong-gu chose a strategy to concentrate care services within the social economy to build a social economy model that residents can directly experience.

The plan is to develop a community-based integrated care model that connects housing, healthcare, nursing, care, and independent living support integrally, so that residents in need of care can enjoy services tailored to their individual needs where they live and live together with the local community.

In the long term, considering the characteristics of the elderly, there is a need for discussions on a customized care system. In the COVID-19 era, more proactive policy measures are required to anticipate and respond to the future. As a practical alternative, Eunpyeong Integrated Care will provide care services that meet the needs of fragmented lives.

An opportunity has been created to build an integrated care service model based on a voluntary private network united for dignified care.

An official from Eunpyeong-gu said, “We hope to support the establishment of successful local management village management enterprises that can solve regional problems through collaboration between social economy organizations and local residents, and realize a social economy win-win model where new jobs and profits are created based on the community.”

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