Dongdaemun-gu Operates Non-Face-to-Face Campaign for Dementia Overcoming Day

Commemorating Dementia Overcoming Day with Disinfection, Prevention Kits, Goldfish Distribution, Singing Contest until the 25th... Emotional Support and Depression Relief for Dementia Seniors through Non-face-to-face Dementia Overcoming Programs

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) is operating Dementia Overcoming Week until the 25th in celebration of the 13th Dementia Overcoming Day, conducting various campaigns and events.

The district prepared non-face-to-face programs to alleviate the psychological isolation intensified by COVID-19 and minimize care gaps.

Through the Bangbanggotgot (disinfection campaign), the district carried out disinfection and provided COVID-19 prevention guidelines to households of solitary and low-income dementia elderly living in poor conditions, focusing on the Dementia Safe Villages (Cheongnyangni-dong, Jangan 2-dong) operated by the district.

The district delivered a ‘Let’s Overcome COVID-19! Prevention Kit’ carefully packed with representative Chuseok holiday foods such as songpyeon, yugwa, and sikhye, along with COVID-19 prevention supplies, to 100 dementia elderly households who find it difficult to meet their families during the upcoming Chuseok holiday.

As a solution to the increased depression among dementia elderly, the district conducted an emotional support campaign using companion animals. To soothe the exhausted emotions of dementia elderly, small fish tanks and two goldfish were delivered, helping to relieve depression through continuous emotional interaction with the companion animals.

Along with this, the district is holding a non-face-to-face singing contest through the Dongdaemun-gu Dementia Safe Center YouTube channel. Anyone including dementia elderly, their families, and volunteers can participate. The participants’ singing performances are pre-recorded and the contest will be held on the 25th at 2 p.m. via YouTube streaming and the online video conferencing program ‘Zoom’.

Various dementia overcoming campaigns prepared by the Dongdaemun-gu Dementia Safe Center can be found on the Dongdaemun-gu Dementia Safe Center website, Naver Band, and YouTube channel.

In addition to conducting various SNS activities, non-face-to-face programs, and providing emergency supplies, the district has assigned a person in charge to each of the 14 neighborhoods in the district to provide customized telephone monitoring services targeting about 14,000 dementia elderly and vulnerable elderly residents.

For consultations and non-face-to-face customized services for dementia elderly in need of assistance, please contact the Dongdaemun-gu Dementia Safe Center.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “In celebration of Dementia Overcoming Day, we have operated various non-face-to-face programs to support the overcoming of dementia among the elderly. We will continue to make our best efforts to discover various programs to help relieve depression and provide emotional support to dementia elderly so that they can overcome dementia.”

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