Hwasun-gun Operates 'Customized Home Visit Service' for Dementia Patients

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 5th that it is operating a 1:1 customized home visit service for dementia patients within households.

The Hwasun-gun Dementia Safety Center has been providing visit services only to those who wish to receive them since the program operation was suspended as a measure to prevent COVID-19.

The visit service involves dementia specialists visiting the homes of dementia patients once or twice a week, for a total of eight visits, offering various activities.

Additionally, the activities focus on enhancing dementia cognitive functions, preventing depression, and stabilizing emotions, including bean sprout cultivation kits, flowerpot growing, worksheets for cognitive training, art therapy, and fine motor exercise therapy. Currently, about 30 people are using the service.

A representative of the Dementia Safety Center said, “We will do our best to minimize gaps in care services,” and added, “Furthermore, the elderly can safely receive services such as examinations, consultations, and treatment cost support at the center at any time, as we strictly adhere to quarantine guidelines, so please use the services with confidence.”

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