Yongsan-gu Delivers Side Dishes to 150 Households of Elderly Dementia Patients

District Operates 'Magic Table' Cooking Class for Families of Dementia Patients

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seong Jang-hyun) Dementia Relief Center held a dementia family cooking class called ‘Magic Table’ on the 3rd at Hannam-dong Complex Cultural Center.

The event aimed to strengthen bonds among families of dementia patients and support vulnerable elderly citizens.

Cooking expert Jeong Geum-ja participated as an instructor, teaching dementia patients’ families and volunteers how to make side dishes such as water kimchi, jangjorim (soy-braised beef), and perilla leaf pickles. The prepared side dishes were delivered to 150 households of vulnerable elderly dementia patients.

Seong Jang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “We received funding from the Seoul City Central District 50 Plus Center to hold this cooking class event,” adding, “It was a great opportunity to learn cooking and practice sharing.”

The district’s Dementia Relief Center is located on the basement floors 1 and 2 of the district office. It operates dementia prevention education, screening tests, cognitive health programs, and recently created an ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) Experience Zone’ inside the center in collaboration with KT.

Also, at last month’s Seoul Metropolitan Autonomous District Dementia Relief Center online talent contest, the video titled ‘YongsanGO, AlphaGO, Jjin-iya’ won first place, attracting attention.

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