Geochang-gun Supports 'Welfare Smartwatches' for National Merit and Veterans

Welfare Smartwatch [Image Source=Geochang-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 26th that starting next month, it will implement a filial piety voucher and welfare smartwatch support project for national merit recipients and national veterans to improve the quality of a healthy and beautiful life in old age.

Geochang-gun will provide filial piety vouchers worth 9 sheets (54,000 KRW) quarterly to national merit recipients and veterans aged 85 or older. These can be used at local bathhouses and beauty salons until December 10 of this year, and applications can be made through the town and township offices of the resident's address.

Additionally, the welfare smartwatch support project will be provided only to applicants among national merit recipients and veterans aged 65 or older residing in Geochang. Once confirmed as a beneficiary, there is a basic 24-month contract period, and the user must bear a monthly communication fee of about 9,000 KRW.

The welfare smartwatch supported this time is a device that can use functions such as heart rate monitoring and meditation relaxation, and it has a location tracking feature to ensure the safety of elderly people living alone.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, requested, "We ask for the active cooperation of local bathhouse and beauty salon operators for the clean and hygienic old-age life of the elderly."

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