Geochang-gun Conducts Home Visit Dementia Screening... Identifies 267 Dementia Patients

Satisfaction Survey Results: 96% Say "Early Dementia Screening Absolutely Necessary"

Geochang-gun Dementia Safety Center is conducting home-visit dementia screening tests. (Photo by Geochang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 4th that it has completed screening a total of 6,743 people through a home-visit dementia screening program without blind spots from June to October.

The dementia screening, implemented as a key project of the county's Dementia Safety Center, targeted seniors aged 60 and over in Geochang-gun. It identified 524 individuals with cognitive decline through dementia screening. Among them, 349 were referred to partner hospitals for differential diagnosis of dementia, and 267 were diagnosed with dementia.

Upon completion of the project, a satisfaction survey was conducted with 97 beneficiaries and dementia screening personnel. 96% of respondents answered that "early dementia screening is very necessary." Additionally, 89% responded that their "awareness of dementia improved" after receiving early dementia screening.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, stated, "Through dementia screening, we discovered many individuals who were in blind spots, and among them, there were many dementia patients." He added, "Please cooperate so that Geochang can become a healthy community free from dementia worries through early screening."

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