Gwangju Dong-gu, Elderly Care Facilities Oral Prevention Management 'Together and Apart' 추진

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Oral Health Center of Dong-gu, Gwangju (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 22nd that it will promote a non-face-to-face oral disease prevention management project called "Together Separately" for elderly care facilities, which are vulnerable health facilities.

This project was prepared to provide more continuous and meticulous management through direct care by facility caregivers regarding oral health, one of the important elements of elderly health, as well as the physical health of the elderly.

Through this project, Dong-gu plans to strengthen the oral care capabilities of caregivers in the facilities by ▲supporting oral hygiene products ▲producing in-house educational materials ▲conducting customized education, thereby training caregivers as oral health managers.

The target facilities include 12 elderly care facilities in the district such as ▲Iilseong Nursing Home (Representative Son Moon-kwon) ▲Cheonhye Nursing Home (Representative Kang Eun-su) ▲Agape Silver Center (Representative Ju Ri-ae).

Until now, the Oral Health Center has provided oral care services to the elderly through facility visits.

However, due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the recognition of the need for changes in treatment methods, it plans to continuously manage the oral health of elderly residents through caregivers on site.

It is expected that this will contribute to maintaining and improving the oral health management status of the elderly by providing immediate and direct oral services.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "I hope that elderly people can receive uninterrupted oral care even in facilities through oral health services provided by caregivers," and added, "In the era of COVID-19 daily life, we will promote health management projects for residents through various methods such as non-face-to-face and selective face-to-face services."

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