Wando-gun Delivers Goldfish to 1,600 Elderly Households

Promoting Various Programs for Customized Care Services and Leisure Enjoyment

Wando County visited 1,600 elderly living alone to promote physical and mental health and delivered goldfish that can be kept at home. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 5th that it visited 1,600 single elderly households and delivered goldfish that can be raised at home to promote the physical and mental health of the elderly, who have been weakened due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

This project was carried out through 116 life support workers from the Wando Regional Self-Sufficiency Center, the institution responsible for the ‘Elderly Customized Care Service.’

An elderly person who received the goldfish said, “I was bored because there was nothing else to do except watch TV at home, so I am grateful for the thoughtful care like this.”

Meanwhile, Wando-gun is conducting various programs that provide customized care services and leisure activities to heal the depression caused by COVID-19 that elderly people living alone may feel.

In April, they distributed bean sprout baskets (1,320 households), in June, they held a fan-making event called ‘COVID-19 Go Away’ (1,451 households), and in August, they organized a tray-making activity (1,600 households). In July, masks were also distributed to 1,505 households.

A county official said, “Before the Chuseok holiday, we are doing our best to provide elderly customized care services by establishing safety inspections and emergency contact systems to ensure there are no care gaps.”

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