Gwangjin-gu Specialist Instructor Conducts 1:1 Cognitive Activity Program for Dementia Patients During Visits

Recruitment of Patients for 2nd Phase Participation... Register and Apply at Gwangjin-gu Dementia Safety Center by the End of This Month

A professional instructor visiting the home of a dementia patient and conducting a Korean paper craft class.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) is operating a home-visit cognitive program called ‘Come Visit My House’ where professional instructors visit the homes of dementia patients until December.

This program was prepared to provide cognitive programs to dementia patients who need continuous cognitive activities due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic causing dementia-related service providers to close, thereby reducing the burden on families caring for patients at home.

The target participants are dementia patients registered at the Gwangjin-gu Dementia Safety Center. Cognitive activity specialists visit their homes to provide one-on-one cognitive activity programs consisting of art therapy, hanji craft, horticultural therapy, exercise, and board games.

The program is provided once a week for 60 minutes, totaling 8 sessions per participant. Occupational therapists and music therapists affiliated with the Gwangjin-gu Dementia Safety Center participate together to assess the elderly’s condition and systematically manage the process including cognitive activity management and pre- and post-evaluations.

The district has been operating the first phase of the program since August for 36 dementia patients, and will recruit 36 more participants by the end of September for the second phase starting in October.

Residents who wish to participate can register dementia patients and apply at the Gwangjin-gu Dementia Safety Center by the end of September.

For more details, contact the Gwangjin-gu Dementia Safety Center or the Gwangjin-gu Health Management Division.

Mayor Kim Seon-gap said, “Dementia patients need continuous cognitive activities that activate various cognitive functions such as memory and judgment. This program will be conducted while strictly adhering to quarantine rules, so we hope many dementia patients and their families will participate.”

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